Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has apologized for comments he made after the NFC Championship game on Sunday.
Sherman came unhinged after tipping a pass to teammate Malcolm Smith sealing the Seahawks win, tapping San Francisco wide receiver Michael Crabtree on the backside and then let go with a bizarre post game interview.
“I’m the best corner[back] in the game,” Sherman said on the field immediately after the game. “When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that’s the result you going to get.”
After a day Sherman has apologized.
“I apologize for attacking an individual and taking the attention away from the fantastic game by my teammates,” Sherman told ESPN’s
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It’s worth pointing out that Sherman hasn’t apologized to Crabtree but simply for his outburst.