BobPlumb
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‘To Those Who Would Call Me a Thug or Worse …’
I show passion on the football field—but that’s only a small part of who I am. If you want to judge me, I can handle it.
Here’s what happened …
I spent most of the game on an island: I was targeted only twice during the entire NFC Championship. The first produced a BS holding call against me; the second ended the game. Michael Crabtree stutter-stepped out of his break on first down and sprinted toward the end zone. I was in good position for a pick until he pushed me in the back. My interception became a tip and an interception for Malcolm Smith in the end zone.
Game over. The Seahawks are in the Super Bowl.
I ran over to Crabtree to shake his hand but he ignored me. I patted him, stuck out my hand and said, “Good game, good game.” That’s when he shoved my face, and that’s when I went off.
“It was loud, it was in the moment, and it was just a small part of the person I am.”
Richard Sherman explains the Crabtree incident and postgame interview | The MMQB with Peter King
He's far too introspective to be even close to thuggish. It was a moment and he's not taking the issue any further. Call it a learning experience for the guy, he deserves respect.
There are code words these days and as he honestly expressed in a calm and healthy way, thug could be one of these.
It was a moment and they stuck a mike in his face, no big deal. Is thug a code for a word in this case? Nah...it just gets more attention this way.
Everyone has bad moments. Lucky for most of us it is not on international a TV. Or on second thought, lucky for Sherman that it was on international TV since it involved winning a league championship.
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