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Richard Sherman: through his father’s eyes

In the figurative blink of an eye, Richard Sherman has built an empire. Just 6 years ago he was making the transition from receiver to cornerback entering his senior season at Stanford, and now he’s an NFL icon and community leader.

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It may all have come as a surprise to some, but not to his father. We all know the story of Sherman’s Dad; lifelong trash collector in inner-city L.A. who refused to quit his job ever after his football-playing son had signed a $56 million contract. What we didn’t know about Kevin Sherman is he’s also a sort of clairvoyant.