Richard Sherman went up to Michael Crabtree after his successful pass deflection and said as he was holding out his hand for a handshake, “Hell of a game! Hell of a game!” Then, Crabtree gives Sherman a stiff arm into his face mask. The refs pull Sherman away to avoid more problems. The sore loser attitude set Sherman off. Sherman yells at him, “Go your ass home! Go your as home!”
Here is the video:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000316756/article/sherman-crabtree-micd-during-nfc-championship
Sherman could have just said, “I just tried to shake Crabtree’s hand and congratulate him on a good game. I know how upset he was when he smacked me in the helmet. Must have been tough for him to miss that pass.” But, he is no sissy.
Later in the video, Sherman is seen giving a hug to the woman reporter, getting kissed by a fan and going up to a 49er and giving him a handshake and a hug. Sherman is no “thug.” What thug would let himself get kissed? He is a very inspirational player who knew he was going to be tried by Crabtree and he was “kevlar.” He is the body armor of the Seahawks.
Thanks for the link. Posted it to my FB page. My admiration of him continues to grow with every new revelation. GO HAWKS GO HAWKS GO HAWKS!!!!!!!
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000316756/article/sherman-crabtree-micd-during-nfc-championship
The video is very illuminating.
Yes, Crabtree is a jerk. But after the rebuff Sherman calls himself a "n-word" and then descends into Compton-talk (not Stanford talk) when he shouts at Crabtree's back, "Go yo' ass home! Go yo' ass home!"
Hardly the type of talk you expect from a victor who is magnanimous in his victory. And from someone who, the following day, begs that the media consider him to be a Stanford gentleman.
A football player that descends to that in the supercharged moment after a game is letting his true colors show.