Richard Sherman didn’t exactly roll out the red carpet for Sam Darnold on Thursday night.
Before the Seattle Seahawks took on the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High, Sherman was seen embracing Seattle players - just not Darnold. Asked about the snub, the former Seahawks star didn’t bother dressing it up.
“Sam Darnold got to earn a hug at this point,” said the five-time All-Pro, as quoted by The Seattle Times' Bob Condotta.
Sherman was in the building as part of Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” broadcast crew, and his message landed with the kind of blunt force fans have come to expect from him. He was on the Seahawks’ Super Bowl-winning team in 2014, when he helped anchor the defense that became known as “Legion of Boom,” so his standards for the quarterback clearly haven’t softened.
Darnold entered the night in a rough stretch after Seattle’s Week 5 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, which dropped the Seahawks to 3-2. In that game, he completed 18 of 29 passes for 195 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions, while taking five sacks and adding one carry for five yards.
His season line before the Denver game wasn’t sparkling either: 755 passing yards, seven touchdowns and five interceptions. Sherman’s point was obvious - and the timing made it impossible to miss.
If the jab stung, Darnold had a chance to answer on the field. At the time of this writing, the Seahawks were trailing the Broncos in the second quarter, and he was 7 of 15 for 52 yards.
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