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25 RICHARD SHERMAN 6-3 | 205 | STANFORD CB 3.30.88 | COMPTON, CA | 9TH YEAR | ACQUIRED FA IN ‘18 AWARDS & HONORS 2011: PFWA All-Rookie Team SHERMAN’S GOLDEN NUGGETS 2012: AP All-Pro First Team, PFWA First-Team All-Pro, The Sporting News First-Team All-Pro, NFC De- • In addition to finding success on the football field, Sherman fensive Player of the Week (Week 10) has consistently excelled in the classroom. He became the 2013: Pro Bowl, AP All-Pro First Team, PFWA First- first Dominguez HS student in 20 years to earn a scholarship Team All-Pro, The Sporting News First-Team All- from Stanford University after finishing high school with a 4.2 Pro, Two-time NFC Defensive Player of the Week GPA. At Stanford, Sherman carried a 3.7 GPA and graduated (Weeks 2 and 15) with a degree in communications. 2014: Pro Bowl, AP First-Team All-Pro, PFWA First- • Sherman has also proved himself as a standout track & field Team All-Pro, The Sporting News First-Team All- athlete. In high school, he earned All-America honors from Pro, NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 13) USA Today in the triple jump with a school and league-record 2015: Pro Bowl, AP Second-Team All-Pro, PFWA’s Good jump of 50 feet, 8 inches. He later earned a spot on the Stan- Guy Award ford track & field team and competed as a freshman, placing 2016: NFC Pro Bowl fifth in the triple jump at the Pac-10 Championships. 2018: Ed Block Courage Award CAREER HIGHLIGHTS SHERMAN’S GAME-BY-GAME • Since entering the NFL in 2011, Sherman has registered 33 INTs and 107 PDs. His 33 INTs lead the league, and his 107 PDs rank 2nd 2019 among all active players. Date Opp W/L P/S Tot Sol Ast Sk Yds Int Yds PD FF FR Yds Sep 8 at TB W 1/1 5 4 1 0.0 0.0 1 31 2 0 0 0 MOST INTs AMONG MOST PDs AMONG Sep 15 at Cin W 1/1 4 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ALL ACTIVE PLAYERS ALL ACTIVE PLAYERS Sep 22 Pit W 1/1 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 SINCE 2011 SINCE 2011 Oct 7 Cle Player INTs Player PDs Oct 13 at LAR 1. Richard Sherman, SF 33 1. Johnathan Joseph, Hou. 109 Oct 20 at Was Oct 27 Car 2. Reggie Nelson, Oak. 29 2. Richard Sherman, SF 107 Oct 31 at Arz 3 Earl Thomas, Sea. 24 3. Joe Haden, Pit. 102 Nov 11 Sea 4t. Patrick Peterson, Arz. 23 4. Brent Grimes, TB 98 Nov 17 Arz Eric Weddle, Bal. 23 5t. Stephon Gilmore, NE 94 Nov 24 GB Darius Slay, DET 94 Dec 1 at Bal Dec 8 at NO • Finished the 2013 season with a league-leading 8 INTs. It marked Dec 15 Atl the second-consecutive season Sherman recorded 8 INTs, and TBD LAR again ranked as the third-most by a member of the Seahawks in Dec 29 at Sea a single season. Capped off the season with a 43-8 victory over TOTALS 3/3 11 7 4 0.0 0.0 1 31 4 0 0 0 Denver in Super Bowl XLVIII. GOLDMINE • As a rookie with Seattle in 2011, his 4 INTs in just 10 starts tied for • Prior to Week 2’s matchup the second-most by a rookie in franchise history. in Cincinnati during the 2019 season, the 49ers 2019 HIGHLIGHTS spent time in Youngstown, • Picked off Buccaneers QB Jameis Winston at TB (9/8) and re- Ohio, where they partici- turned it 31 yds. for a TD. It marked his first INT and TD as a mem- pated in the Community ber of the 49ers. It also marked his first TD since 9/29/13 at Hou., Blitz. Sherman and some as a member of the Seattle Seahawks. of his teammates joined the students at William- son Elementary School to talk about inclusion and anti-bullying. They players spoke at an assembly be- fore helping the kids write compliment cards and discuss how to be kind to one another. 2019 MEDIA GUIDE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS GOLDMINE (CONTINUED) • After serving as the Seahawks team representative with the NFL • Sherman, born and raised in Compton, CA, epitomizes the idea of Player’s Association since 2014, Sherman was promoted to the or- a success story and was heavily influenced by his parents, Beverly ganization’s executive committee as vice president in 2016. The and Kevin. Beverly works with disabled, inner-city children, while NFLPA serves as a union for professional football players and pro- Kevin works as a garbage truck driver. Kevin’s day begins at 3:45 vides support for current and former players, while also enhanc- a.m. and he continues to work, even after Richard found success ing their experiences in community-related organizations across in the NFL. “It forced my brother and me to understand priorities the league. and family,” Richard said. For Kevin, it was about showing his chil- dren the value of finishing what you start. “I always tell my kids to finish,” Kevin said. “It’s all about finishing what I started.” • Since he was a child, Sherman has always thought about his future • Sherman launched his own foundation, Blanket Coverage, in 2013. endeavors as a father, which became a reality with the birth of his The foundation provides school supplies and clothing to students son, Rayden, in February of 2015, and his daughter, Avery, in April in low-income communities so they can more adequately achieve of 2016. “I’ve thought about my kids since I was a kid. The greatest their goals. Sherman has hosted a variety of events with his foun- impact I could have on the world is raising good kids,” Sherman dation, including clothing drives, softball tournaments and trips to said in a self-composed Players Tribune piece. “Football is some- local schools. Sherman was influenced as a student at Dominguez thing that I felt like I was born to do, and I was blessed with ability HS after Magic Johnson gave an inspirational speech at his school, and the great fortune to be able to play it professionally, and I’m stressing the values of education. Information on Sherman’s foun- thankful for that and I take that very serious, and I want to be one dation can be found at https://www.richardsherman25.com. of the best to ever do it. But in the end, being a great father, it’s like the best thing you could ever be - to watch my son and daughter grow up to be incredible people and watch them make a greater impact on this world than I ever could. • During the 2017 offseason, Sherman and his organization, Blanket Coverage, held their biggest backpack giveaway to date. Sher- man’s organization provided backpacks and free food on a first come, first serve basis to children in the Seattle area. Sherman and volunteers distributed backpacks, met with local families, took • Sherman is one of five NFL players that holds a charitable part- photos and participated in fun activities with the kids, which even nership with Microsoft. In October of 2017, Sherman’s organiza- included Sherman himself feeling the wrath of the dunk tank. tion was granted $25,000 from the company, which he intends to use by building a Microsoft Surface computer lap at Compton HS. Sherman, a Compton native, wants to utilize his partnership to prove to students in low-income areas that everyone has great po- tential, and with the power of proper technology and school sup- plies, students of all backgrounds have the ability to be successful in school and accomplish their goals. 2019 MEDIA GUIDE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS SHERMAN’S CAREER STATISTICS TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES YEAR TEAM GP GS TOT SOL AST SACKS YDS INT YDS LG TD PD FF FR YDS 2011 SEA 16 10 53 46 7 0.0 0.0 4 45 33 0 17 1 0 0 2012 SEA 16 16 62 52 10 1.0 16.0 8 57 29 1 24 3 1 0 2013 SEA 16 16 49 38 11 0.0 0.0 8 125 58t 1 16 0 2 0 2014 SEA 16 16 57 45 12 0.0 0.0 4 81 53 0 8 1 0 0 2015 SEA 16 16 50 32 18 0.0 0.0 2 30 26 0 14 0 0 0 2016 SEA 16 16 58 38 20 0.0 0.0 4 37 31 0 13 0 1 14 2017 SEA 9 9 35 25 10 0.0 0.0 2 20 19 0 7 0 1 0 2018 SF 14 14 37 30 7 1.0 7.0 0 0 - 0 4 0 1 0 2019 SF 3 3 11 7 4 0.0 0.0 1 31 31 1 4 0 0 0 TOTALS 122 116 412 313 99 2.0 23.0 33 426 58t 3 107 5 6 14 PLAYOFFS TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES YEAR TEAM GP GS TOT SOL AST SACKS YDS INT YDS LG TD PD FF FR YDS 2012 SEA 2 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2013 SEA 3 3 10 4 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2014 SEA 3 3 10 7 3 0.0 0.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2015 SEA 2 2 9 8 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2016 SEA 2 2 13 7 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 12 12 42 26 16 0.0 0.0 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 Additional Statistics: Special Teams Tackles - 2: 2011 (2) Punt Returns - 4: 2013 (1); 2014 (1); 2015 (1); 2016 (1) Punt Return Yards - 64: 2013 (-6); 2014 (0); 2015 (64); 2016 (6) Milestones: NFL Debut: at SF (9/11/11); First Start: vs.