A postgame interview grabbed much attention on Monday when Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman unleashed his frustration and anger. It seems like neither Sherman nor those who witnessed the tirade are done talking about it yet, Yahoo Sports reported.
Sherman gave a very prolific explanation about why he does not like San Francisco 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree on MMQB.com.
According to Yahoo Sports, Sherman ran toward Crabtree after San Francisco's final possession, but was shoved away by the receiver. Sherman later exploded during a postgame interview with Fox's Erin Andrews.
"I ran over to Crabtree to shake his hand but he ignored me," Sherman said. "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."
"I threw a choking sign at 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Why? Because he decided he was going to try the guy he was avoiding all game, because, I don't know, he's probably not paying attention for the game-winning play. C'mon, you're better than that," Sherman said.
Basically, Kaepernick was just collateral damage, Yahoo Sports reported.
"He lost his mind and it was awesome - for once," Andrews told "The Dan Patrick Show" on Monday (via ExtraMustard.Si.com). "I do think they [Fox's producers] might have been worried about language."
Last summer in Arizona, Sherman had a disagreement with Crabtree, he said. They reportedly exchanged words at Larry Fitzgerald's charity softball game.
Sherman, however, does not want the public to label him as a thug because of his postgame tirade, Yahoo Sports reported.
"It was loud, it was in the moment, and it was just a small part of the person I am," Sherman said on MMQB. "I don't want to be a villain, because I'm not a villainous person. When I say I'm the best cornerback in football, it's with a caveat: There isn't a great defensive backfield in the NFL that doesn't have a great front seven. Everything begins with pressure up front, and that's what we get from our pass rushers every Sunday. To those who would call me a thug or worse because I show passion on a football field-don't judge a person's character by what they do between the lines. Judge a man by what he does off the field, what he does for his community, what he does for his family."
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had his own take on the whole ordeal, Yahoo Sports reported.
In 2012, Sherman and Brady exchanged words during a game. After Seattle won, Sherman tweeted a picture of himself shouting at Brady with the caption "U MAD BRO?"
"I don't know him at all," Brady said on WEEI's "Dennis & Callahan" radio show according to NESN.com. "I've watched him play. He's that kind of guy. So, you know. I approach the game - and I have respect for my opponents. That's the way our team always plays. We win with graciousness, and when we lose, we could do better. Some teams don't always do that, or that's not their program."
"The only way to counter that is to beat them. When you don't win, it's hard not to say - you just gotta shut your mouth and listen to it. Maybe when you get an opportunity down the road, maybe that's a source of motivation. But they got a good team, they played well all year. They played well at home. And that's why they advanced, too," he said on Monday.
