Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has emerged as one of the most prominent voices in the NFL over the past few seasons, and he used his availability with the media Wednesday to address a polarizing issue.
According to the Seattle Times' Bob Condotta, Sherman addressed reporters and confirmed that a blog post circulating the Internet regarding the Black Lives Matter movement was misattributed to him.
His complete remarks can be viewed below, courtesy of the Tacoma News Tribune:
Sherman opened by discussing his views on relationships between police and members of the black community, and he made it clear he does not endorse violence toward law enforcement, per Condotta:
A lot of people had sent (the article) to me over the weekend, but I thought this would be the best place to address it.