I cant tell you what DeSean does with his time, because we play football on opposite ends of the country. I can only tell you that I believe him to be a good person, and if you think, say or write otherwise without knowing the man, youre in the wrong. -Richard Sherman And if its true the Eagles terminated his contract in part because they grew afraid of his alleged gang ties, then they did something worse. -Richard Sherman Was DeSean supposed to then say, Thanks guys, but now that Im a millionaire, please leave me alone? Even if he wanted to, he wouldnt have. In desperate times for people who come from desperate communities, your friends become your family. I wouldnt expect DeSean to distance himself from anybody, as so many people suggest pro athletes ought to do despite having no understanding of what that means. -Richard Sherman Commit certain crimes in this league and be a certain color, and you get help, not scorn. Look at the way many in the media wrote about Jim Irsay after his DUI arrest. Nobody suggested the Colts owner had ties to drug trafficking, even though he was caught driving with controlled substances (prescription pills) and $29,000 in cash to do who-knows-what with. Instead, poor millionaire Mr. Irsay needs help, some wrote. -Richard Sherman This offseason they re-signed a player who was caught on video screaming, I will fight every n—— here. He was representing the Philadelphia Eagles when he said it, because, of course, everything we do is reflective of the organization. But what did they do to Riley Cooper, who, if hes not a racist, at least has ties to racist activity? They fined him and sent him to counseling. -Richard Sherman
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:43:38 +0000