Richard Sherman

Richard Sherman is an All-Pro Cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) and a member of the NFL Player's Association Executive Committee.

Born in Compton, California, Mr. Sherman excelled both on the field as a football and track star, and in the classroom as salutatorian with a 4.2 GPA at Dominguez High School. After a stellar career at Stanford University, the outstanding cornerback was picked by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round in the 2011 NFL Draft. Mr. Sherman anchored the defense and helped lead the Seahawks to back-to-back NFC Championships in 2013 and 2014, as well as their first Super Bowl title in 2014. Mr. Sherman is a 4x Pro Bowler, 4x All-Pro, and took home the NFC Defensive Player of the Year title in 2014. Mr. Sherman has been an NFLPA Player Representative since September 2014.

Off the field, he started his charity – Blanket Coverage, The Richard Sherman Family Foundation – in 2013 in order to provide students in low-income communities with clothing and supplies to help them work towards achieving their goals. Mr. Sherman was nominated for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 2015 because of his efforts in the community.