Richard Sherman might be the biggest douche in the NFL

[Mama Hip Rockets]

What a childish douche.

http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/ar...osing/12650317

[Fat Elvis]

Originally Posted by Dayze

it wasn't sensationalized as much as it is now. Guys now have a 'signature' move, and the cameras can't wait to capture it.

it's reeruned.

sure celebrate a big play, but you get dudes celebrating like they won the super bowl on routine plays that they should've executed anyway. 90 yard run - sure, go to town. Int for a TD - go to town.

tackle after the opposing player gets a first down and get up to do a Hulk Hogan-esque scripted dance......reeruned.

[ThaVirus]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_4646871.html

In the link is a video in case you want to hear his thoughts..

Richard Sherman: Thug Is Now 'The Accepted Way Of Calling Somebody The N-Word' (VIDEO)

Richard Sherman's own words may have made him the center of attention but it is the language of his critics that is now under fire. The Seattle Seahawks' talented and talkative cornerback struck back at those who called him a "thug" for his demeanor during a loud and proud post-game interview after the NFC Championship Game on Sunday.

"The only reason it bothers me is because it seems like it's the accepted way of calling somebody the N-word nowadays," Sherman said during a press conference on Wednesday. "It's like everyone else said the N-word and they said 'Thug' and they're like, 'Ah, that's fine.' That's where it kind of takes me aback and it's kind of disappointing."

Sherman stepped into the national spotlight by following up a win-sealing defensive play with a boastful, postgame rant directed at San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree. The emotional, candid interview with Andrews -- one that took place just moments after the conclusion of a heated football game between division rivals -- sparked a Twitter firestorm. On Monday, the interview and the reaction it sparked remained a hot topic of conversation. As measured by iQ Media1, the word "thug" was uttered more times on U.S. television on Monday, 625, than it had been on any other day in three years, reported Deadspin. According to iQ Media1 findings, the Boston television market led the nation with 36 uses on Monday. As noted by Deadspin, many of those "thug" mentions occurred while Sherman was discussed during the television broadcast of WEEI's "Dennis & Callahan" radio program.

"What's the definition of a thug really?" Sherman asked reporters on Wednesday before comparing his antics to those of players involved in the recent NHL line brawl between the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames. "Maybe I'm talking loudly and doing something I'm not supposed to. But I'm not ... there was a hockey game where they didn't even play hockey. They just threw the puck aside and started fighting. I saw that and said, 'Oh, man. I'm the thug? What's going on here?'"

A 25-year-old graduate of Stanford, Sherman is in his third season in the NFL and has already been twice named a first-team All Pro. Despite his education and his professional accomplishments, Sherman told reporters on Wednesday that he has had to continually deal with preconceived notions about him since he grew up in hardscrabble Compton, Calif.

"I know some 'thugs,' and they know I'm the furthest thing from a thug," Sherman said. "I've fought that my whole life, just coming from where I'm coming from. Just because you hear Compton, you hear Watts, you hear cities like that, you just think 'thug, he's a gangster, he's this, that, and the other,' and then you hear Stanford, and they're like, 'oh man, that doesn't even make sense, that's an oxymoron.' You fight it for so long, and to have it come back up and people start to use it again, it's really frustrating."

[AussieChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by Dylan

Yeah. In the highlight reel, Sherman runs up to him, then sticks out his hand and says,'hell of a game' not once but twice. Then Crabtree pushes him in the face, who in reality was the poor sport.


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Wonderful story.

That's awesome.

[Ragged Robin]

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-films-...Crabtree-clash

LOL all he said was "helluva game, helluva game" and Crabtree pushed him in the face

[WhiteWhale]

Originally Posted by KC native

I think this thread needs some burst.

From a friend of mine that's a pretty astute cultural observer, "Calling a black man a thug these days has become the politically correct way to call him a n****r."

Your friend is Richard Sherman?

Nah, your friend obviously lifted that comment from him though.

[Mecca]

That's hilarious that he legit said helluva game and got shoved in the face for it, he wasn't taunting or being disrespectful.

[blaise]

BS - going up to him and saying good game right then was taunting. That's a load of horseshit.

[Cheater5]

Originally Posted by Mecca

That's hilarious that he legit said helluva game and got shoved in the face for it, he wasn't taunting or being disrespectful.

Really? Do you think that was in any way sincere? He likely knew the response he was going to get or some facsimile of the same. Look how different his demeanor is when congratulating Quinton Patton. Not condemning Sherman or supporting Crabtree, both are supremely talented albeit immature man-boys. The whole affair was contrived using social media to 'disrespect' one another, and like a 12 year old he got to say "I won! Ha ha! Look at me I'm the best in the world!" Bottom line I suppose, is both have massively insecure egos that need to be fed.

Different note- 'thug = ****er'? Is that right? Guess I'm one since I've had that tattooed on my calf and has been my nickname since, oh, 1990. I shall wait in breathless anticipation what words I'm allowed, or not allowed to use anymore because they're racist- maybe Bob ****ing Costas will comment on that.

[kcchiefsus]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

What a circus the Obamas have turned the White House into.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_4646871.html

In the link is a video in case you want to hear his thoughts..

Sherman is the ****ing man

[ThatRaceCardGuy]

Originally Posted by Cheater5

Really? Do you think that was in any way sincere? He likely knew the response he was going to get or some facsimile of the same. Look how different his demeanor is when congratulating Quinton Patton. Not condemning Sherman or supporting Crabtree, both are supremely talented albeit immature man-boys. The whole affair was contrived using social media to 'disrespect' one another, and like a 12 year old he got to say "I won! Ha ha! Look at me I'm the best in the world!" Bottom line I suppose, is both have massively insecure egos that need to be fed.

Different note- 'thug = ****er'? Is that right? Guess I'm one since I've had that tattooed on my calf and has been my nickname since, oh, 1990. I shall wait in breathless anticipation what words I'm allowed, or not allowed to use anymore because they're racist- maybe Bob ****ing Costas will comment on that.

Don't be such a little whinny little twerp. You know damn well Richard is right SOME people use "thug" instead of the N Bomb..it's a fact. No one said you can't use the word. .He didn't say all..He just made an observation that has a lot of truth to it no matter how uncomfortable it makes you and I.

[ThatRaceCardGuy]

Originally Posted by kcchiefsus

What a circus the Obamas have turned the White House into.

Yeah...because it was such a place of high integrity before 2008...

[Carlota69]

I haven't read this entire thread, so I don't know what's been said or not said, but I don't get the outrage at all. He just made the play of his life. At that moment, the Super Bowl is a reality, the whole reason they are all on the field, what they all have been working for. Add to that he made the play vs an a foe, not just an opponent, but a foe.

Whether or not he s sincere or not, he did what was right, he went to shake his hand, like all players are doing, except, Crabtree. In fact, Crabtree didn't shake anyone's hands. That's poor sportsmanship, not being all fired up telling people what happens when you challenge the best. And he is the best btw.

I find it funny how many football fans are offended by his actions. We sit and scream and yell for our team to knock the shit out of the other team. We get angry when Goodell makes rules that pussify the sport, yet we get all offended when a player, just realizing he's going To the Super Bowl and he made the play that cemented that fact, says a bunch of fired up shit. Please. Watch golf if you can't handle adrenaline and passion.

We had a meeting a work the other day, and a bunch of people called him a thug. I laughed and shook my head. Yeah, a 4.2 GPA and graduate of Stanford, but he's a thug. Ignorance is strong these days.

[ThatRaceCardGuy]

Originally Posted by Carlota69

I haven't read this entire thread, so I don't know what's been said or not said, but I don't get the outrage at all. He just made the play of his life. At that moment, the Super Bowl is a reality, the whole reason they are all on the field, what they all have been working for. Add to that he made the play vs an a foe, not just an opponent, but a foe.

Whether or not he s sincere or not, he did what was right, he went to shake his hand, like all players are doing, except, Crabtree. In fact, Crabtree didn't shake anyone's hands. That's poor sportsmanship, not being all fired up telling people what happens when you challenge the best. And he is the best btw.

I find it funny how many football fans are offended by his actions. We sit and scream and yell for our team to knock the shit out of the other team. We get angry when Goodell makes rules that pussify the sport, yet we get all offended when a player, just realizing he's going To the Super Bowl and he made the play that cemented that fact, says a bunch of fired up shit. Please. Watch golf if you can't handle adrenaline and passion.

We had a meeting a work the other day, and a bunch of people called him a thug. I laughed and shook my head. Yeah, a 4.2 GPA and graduate of Stanford, but he's a thug. Ignorance is strong these days.

[J Diddy]

Originally Posted by Carlota69

I haven't read this entire thread, so I don't know what's been said or not said, but I don't get the outrage at all. He just made the play of his life. At that moment, the Super Bowl is a reality, the whole reason they are all on the field, what they all have been working for. Add to that he made the play vs an a foe, not just an opponent, but a foe.

Whether or not he s sincere or not, he did what was right, he went to shake his hand, like all players are doing, except, Crabtree. In fact, Crabtree didn't shake anyone's hands. That's poor sportsmanship, not being all fired up telling people what happens when you challenge the best. And he is the best btw.

I find it funny how many football fans are offended by his actions. We sit and scream and yell for our team to knock the shit out of the other team. We get angry when Goodell makes rules that pussify the sport, yet we get all offended when a player, just realizing he's going To the Super Bowl and he made the play that cemented that fact, says a bunch of fired up shit. Please. Watch golf if you can't handle adrenaline and passion.

We had a meeting a work the other day, and a bunch of people called him a thug. I laughed and shook my head. Yeah, a 4.2 GPA and graduate of Stanford, but he's a thug. Ignorance is strong these days.

Just for clarification: what's that gpa scaled on? Mine only goes to 4.0?