Over the years, the Patriots have had a couple of memorable matchups against star cornerback Richard Sherman. Those memorable matchups, at least against Sherman, nearly didn’t happen.
In a recent interview with The Undefeated’s Domonique Foxworth, Sherman shared that the Patriots nearly drafted him in 2011. After not getting selected in the first round, Sherman was told it was a possibility that the Patriots were going to select him soon.
“Day 2 came in the same room (he watched the draft in) with fewer people, but more optimism. Sherman expected to get drafted in the second or third rounds.