since then this 25-year-old has found himself in the updraft of a full multiplatform media firestorm. on social media he was called classless or worse. like someone needs to introduce richard sherman to george zimmerman. the next day the word thug was said 625 times on tv, which is more often than any other day in the last three years. let s face it. there s a total limitation placed upon the speech of athletes. particularly brash, young, black men in the public eye. if it s not adhered to, they become easy targets for backlash politics. those same folks leading the backlash have succeeded in making richard sherman the most talked about athlete in america. this is leading up to the most watched television event in the country, sunday super bowl. the super bowl has been built as peyton manning versus richard sherman.
who are you picking for the super bowl? i think denver. you know, everybody is such a manning fan, and that loud mouth from seattle sort of epitomizes the seattle team to me. i asked richard sherman what he thought of senator john mccain s comments. i also asked him about what he had to say about compton s other shining star, kendrick lamar. just a couple of things we discussed in the second half of my interview. senator john mccain had this quote the other day, which i m just quoting because he said it. but a lot of people have this feeling. everybody is such a manning fan. that loud mouth from seattle epitomizes the seattle team to me. do you feel like the story getting built in the run up to the game is like peyton manning is the hero and richard sherman is the villain? that s the good guy and you re the bad guy? i don t see it that way.
since then this 25-year-old has found himself in the updraft of a full multiplatform media firestorm. on social media he was called classless or worse. like someone needs to introduce richard sherman to george zimmerman. the next day the word thug was said 625 times on tv, which is more often than any other day in the last three years. let s face it. there s a total limitation placed upon the speech of athletes. particularly brash, young, black men in the public eye. if it s not adhered to, they become easy targets for backlash politics. those same folks leading the backlash have succeeded in maki making richard sherman the most talked about athlete in america. this is leading up to the most watched television event in the country, sunday super bowl. the super bowl has been built as peyton manning versus richard
has found himself in the updraft of a full multiplatform media firestorm. there is unbelievable invective released on social media. he was called classless or worse. like someone needs to introduce richard sherman to george zimmerman. the next day the word thug was said 625 times on tv, which is more often than any other day in the last three years. let s face it. there s a total limitation placed upon the speech of athletes. particularly brash, young, black men in the public eye. if it s not adhered to, they become easy targets for backlash politics. those same folks leading the backlash have succeeded in making richard sherman the most talked about athlete in america. his story is the story people are talking about. this is leading up to the most watched television event in the country, sunday super bowl. the super bowl has been billed
who are you picking for the super bowl? i think denver. you know, everybody is such a manning fan, and that loud mouth from seattle sort of epitomizes the seattle team to me. i asked richard sherman what he thought of senator john mccain s comments. i also asked him about what he had to say about compton s other shining star, kendrick lamar. just a couple of things we discussed in the second half of my interview. senator john mccain had this quote the other day, which i m just quoting because he said it. but a lot of people have this feeling. everybody is such a manning fan. that loud mouth from seattle epitomizes the seattle team to me. do you feel like the story getting built in the run up to the game is like peyton manning is the hero and richard sherman is the villain? that s the good guy and you re the bad guy? i don t see it that way. maybe in his circle. i m sure he s said worse than that.