RENTON — The normally outspoken Richard Sherman was unusually quiet following Sunday’s loss in San Diego — though he refutes the notion that he was not available to the media — but three days later, the Seahawks’ loquacious cornerback had plenty to say, in particular about the postgame comments made by Chargers receiver Keenan Allen.
Allen told reporters after the game that Sherman is “not what he’s hyped to be” and “not really a shutdown corner.”
Sherman, as you might expect, had a response for Allen.
“I thought that was pretty hilarious,” Sherman said. “You know, when a guy wants to get his name in the paper, he has to say something crazy.”
And yes, there is a bit of irony in Sherman is accusing someone else of saying something crazy to get attention. Players like Allen probably wouldn’t take shots at Sherman if Sherman didn’t so often talk about himself and engage in debates with other cornerbacks about who is better, but whether he brings this on himself or not, Sherman still found humor in comments made by Allen and Malcom Floyd, who said “Keenan was lighting up Sherman.”
“It’s humorous, it’s fun to me,” Sherman said. “It’s really funny, especially when you’ve got little guys like the Chargers guys talking about they exposed something, and had 60 and 50 yards. (Antonio) Gates, Hall of Famer, he had a fantastic game, and Philip (Rivers) had a great game, and the rest of the guys were there. But you see stuff like that and it just makes you laugh.”
Sherman was then asked if he got the impression that certain Chargers receivers might have cared more about catching passes on Sherman than winning the game, and agreed that might be the case.
“Yeah, that’s what it looked like,” Sherman said. “There’s probably somebody who will tell his kids, ‘You remember that one game? I caught a few passes on Richard Sherman. Didn’t score, but caught a few.’”
Asked to assess his performance in Sunday’s loss, Sherman said, “I felt like I played pretty good. Obviously there were a few plays here and there, but for the most it was a good game.”
As for the notion that he wasn’t available to the media after the game — at least two reporters wrote that he declined interview requests after the game — Sherman said that wasn’t the case.
“I thought that was pretty ridiculous,” Sherman said. “When I got done taking a shower, Earl (Thomas) was being interviewed, I stood there for a while, nobody came to me, and I put my stuff on and walked out, signed a few autographs.
“I was literally standing in my locker, Earl was being interviewed. When you come off the field after a 120 degree game, and the locker room was about 90, you’re probably not going to stand there for an extra hour to wait for everybody to get done interviews. I’m tired and hot, I’m trying to get cool. I sat there though, I was available … I didn’t sneak off. I was standing there, they just happened to be interviewing other people. Nobody called for me and said, ‘Hey, Sherm.’”
Injury report
Several new names popped up on the first injury report of the week, but seeing as Pete Carroll said after Sunday’s game, then again Monday that there were no significant injuries, just bumps and bruises, it’s likely many of the players listed will be back at practice later this week other than Tharold Simon, who is recovering from knee surgery.
Tight end Zach Miller (ankle), running back Marshawn Lynch (back), safety Kam Chancellor (ankle), linebacker Mike Morgan (hip) and Simon all sat out practice, while linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis and running back Christine Michael, both of whom missed the first two games with hamstring injuries, were limited. Tight end Cooper Helfet was a full participant.
Carroll said Michael and Pierre-Louis would practice at full speed, but in limited reps, and both will likely be available for Sunday’s game.
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