Richard Sherman speaks about injured elbow, Patriots
Richard Sherman has cemented himself as one of the league's most outspoken personalities, and he had plenty to discuss Wednesday.
The Seattle Seahawks' star cornerback injured his elbow during Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers, but he's expected to suit up against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX.
"If I had to slap my brother, I'd be able to do it," Sherman said to reporters about the range of motion in his injured elbow.
Sherman says he will practice in a brace but shouldn't have any limitations on gameday.
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Sherman will primarily square off against New England's Julian Edelman next Sunday at his patented left cornerback position.
The three-time All-Pro first gained national attention after a October 2012 victory over the Patriots, when he claimed he'd been disrespected by New England's star quarterback, Tom Brady.
Afterward, Sherman posting the now-famous "You mad, Bro?" meme on Twitter.
"I think people get a skewed view of Tom Brady, that he's clean-cut and does everything right," Sherman said Wednesday.
Brady has had a few expletive-laden rants of his own, for what it's worth.
New England has come under fire for allegedly deflating game balls before the AFC Championship Game, which Sherman commented on.
"If it's against the rules, it's against the rules," Sherman said Wednesday. "But it's not going to have any effect on this game. Nobody is going to get suspended [for the Super Bowl] and nothing's going to happen. We're gonna play this game. Whatever they did, the risk/reward was greater."
Seattle's secondary, dubbed the Legion of Boom, will likely get the vast majority of media attention. They'll play against one of the original members of the Boom, cornerback Brandon Browner, who signed with the Patriots in the offseason.
"He's still an LOB member.... It's like playing your brothers," Sherman said of Browner.
The furor over Sherman's candid interviews will be a theme of Media Week for the second consecutive year, and the Seahawks didn't appear to be affected last February en route to their first title in franchise history.