Say what you will about Richard Sherman, but while you judge the man for his actions take a second to truly appreciate the person that has taken the world by storm. As a guest writer for MMQB.com Sherman wrote how he really felt about the DeSean Jackson situation and how the Eagles are wrong.
@DeseanJackson10 and me have been boys since we were kids... No one should be judged by the actions of others! #fam pic.twitter.com/Q7yuxMcz6a — Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 29, 2014
Sherman does his guest spot on the SI officiated site on occasion and each and every time it has been a must read. This time he tackled the issue with DeSean Jackson and gang ties with NFL players. In the piece Sherman speaks of his connections to Jackson from childhood, his own struggles and self image as well as the Eagles who stood behind Riley Cooper, but threw Jackson to the wolves.
This offseason they [Eagles] 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 he’s not a racist, at least has “ties” to racist activity? They fined him and sent him to counseling. No suspension necessary for Cooper and no punishment from the NFL, despite its new interest in policing our use of the N-word on the field. Riley instead got a few days off from training camp and a nice contract in the offseason, too.
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.
The excerpt doesn't do the piece justice and is a great read from on of the NFL’s best and brightest. Richard Sherman has a future in media after football if he so chooses, but until then the few pieces he does choose to write are well written, well though out and informative pieces straight from his heart.
Read Sherman’s piece in it’s entirety here.
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