Richard Sherman would ban publicly funded stadiums if he were president

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has developed a reputation as one of the more socially and politically aware players in the NFL.

Sherman joined 710 ESPN Seattle radio on Monday to discuss the Seahawks' upcoming season and share his thoughts on the upcoming U.S. election.

After a host joked that Sherman would be his write-in nomination for president, the All-Pro cornerback laid out his plan for office in a humorous matter, for the most part.

"I would respectfully accept that nomination," Sherman said. "I think I'd have a pretty ingenious plan for our economy to spark more jobs. I'd obviously lower my own tax bracket, but compared to the candidates we have, I'd do a great job."

Sherman hinted that young well-spoken receiver Tyler Lockett would make a good running mate, while veteran pass-catcher Doug Baldwin would be his Secretary of Defense because "he's an angry guy."

When it came time to discuss his country's debt, the 28-year-old Stanford graduate turned down the humor and spoke about something he sees on a weekly basis in his line of work.

"I'd get us out of this deficit," said Sherman. "I'd stop spending billions of taxpayer dollars on stadiums and probably get us out of debt and maybe make the billionaires who actually benefit from the stadiums pay for them. That kind of seems like a system that would work for me."

- With H/T to Deadspin