Richard Sherman is widely considered to be one of the best cornerbacks to play in the NFL. He is a Super Bowl champion and has played for various top-tier teams throughout his career.

He is a well-respected player around the league, and his off-the-field life is quite successful too. One of those successful ventures is his podcast, The Richard Sherman Podcast, which is one of the best podcasts out there for NFL fans.

In his podcast, Richard usually talks about stories of his career and all the other things that are happening around the NFL. In the recent episode of his podcast, Richard Sherman was telling about the players whose jerseys he has. The collection was of 200+ Player’s Jerseys.

Talking about the jersey of former Detroit Lions star wide receiver Calvin Johnson Jr. he claimed that he was the best WR he played against. Richard said, “One of the best, honestly arguably the best player I have ever played against, to be ever lined-up against.”

Richard Sherman claims Calvin embarrassed defenders that guarded him

The Seattle Seahawks and the Detroit Lions are part of the NFC. As a result, they faced each other frequently. Sherman used to be the primary defender for Calvin Johnson Jr. while playing for the Seahawks.

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Talking about guarding Calvin Johnson, Sherman said, “Not only he can give you a long day, score points, and do all that, but it’s gonna be might likely be an embarrassing play that’s gonna live on the Internet forever. Umm cos he’s 6’5 and change, 230 and some change, running 4’2 and 4’3, these sound like video game numbers.”

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He added, “To have to guard that human being, and then to say hey they are going to throw it up and Usually people triple-teamed him, and he still makes the catch, but we are going to just have you to guard him, and then we’ll deal with everyone else.” Richard Sherman said while explaining what coaches said to him before playing Calvin. 

With a player like Richard Sherman showing his praise to Calvin Johnson Jr., it certainly means that he was a great player. Veteran NFL fans have enjoyed the battle between these two greats, and they know how special these two were.

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