Richard Sherman’s path to becoming a household name began when he taunted Tom Brady off the field after a win over the Patriots in 2012.

"I’m intelligent enough and capable enough to understand that you are ignorant, pompous, egotistical cretin. I’m going to crush you on here because I’m tired of hearing about it."

"I’m the best corner in the game. When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that’s the result you gonna get. Don’t you ever talk about me."

Long before he became a household name, Richard Sherman was one of the best trash talkers in the league. He talks before, during, and after games, and he's not afraid to pick on the best players in the league. In the last few years he has called out Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and ESPN's most notorious talking head. It was great. Richard Sherman is a national treasure. He isn't a "thug," as some were ignorantly making him out to be last night. He doesn't hurt anyone. He isn't crossing some sort of moral boundary by making fun of Michael Crabtree. He simply speaks his mind, and plays with a degree of unhinged energy that makes sports more compelling. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/richard-sherman-trash-talking-quotes-2014-1#ixzz3WJeRalXk

"Anytime you run a gimmick offense, you're a little bit afraid -- you're not sound in what you're doing in your base stuff."

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