Richard Sherman is known as one of the strongest players in the National Football League, but sometimes, you just can't beat Father Time.
The former Seattle Seahawks cornerback is out of the NFL now, and he shared that he was forced to rush his retirement because of a young player named Davonta Smith.
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The field encounter happened between the two in 2021 when the 33-year-old Sherman was still playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
He said they were playing the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 6, and guarding Smith had his groin snapping.
"He must have stopped, and I tried to stop. My whole groin says, 'Snap, snap, snap, snap.' I said, 'Oh, whoa. Whoa.' And then you're trying to guard him, you're like chasing him around, like please don't throw him the ball," Sherman explained during a sit down with Eagles' right tackle Lane Johnson.
"Our coach was looking at me on the sidelines, like, 'You want to come out? You want to come out?' I was like, 'Yeah, but they're in a hurry-up.' So, I'm like bailing out. At that moment, I was like, 'Yeah, this is probably my last year. I don't got it for these young dudes right now.'"
True enough, he retired that year. He played two more games after that encounter and played only 23 snaps.
Davonta Smith, after two years
Super Bowl champion Sherman should not feel that bad that Smith did that to him, as the 24-year-old receiver proves that he is an elite player each year.
Bleacher Report named Smith the Phillies' Most Promising Building Block of 2023.
Last season, as young as he is, Smith is already in the Top 10 list of most open receivers.
"Not a bad dude to send you packing."
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