WEDNESDAY: Sherman is now on Tampa Bay’s IR list. Given his timetable, this is not a surprising transaction. Although Sherman missed time earlier this year, the Bucs did not place him on IR. This will, then, be Sherman’s 2021 IR stay. The All-Decade cornerback will miss at least three weeks.
TUESDAY: The Buccaneers will be without Richard Sherman for at least a few weeks. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports (via Twitter) that the veteran cornerback suffered a grade 2 calf sprain.
According to Greg Auman of The Athletic (on Twitter), Sherman suffered the injury during pregame warmups prior to Sunday’s game against WFT. The injury should sideline Sherman for at least a few weeks, and an IR stint would presumably be a possibility.
Sherman joined the Buccaneers in late September, and he made his debut for Tampa Bay in Week 4. He started each of his three games for Tampa Bay, collecting 11 tackles and one fumble recovery. The 33-year-old suffered a hamstring injury during Week 6, and he was expected to return to the field for this past Sunday’s game against Washington.
The Buccaneers have dealt with their fair share of cornerbacks injuries this season. Starters Sean Murphy-Bunting and Carlton Davis have been sidelined for weeks, and even Dee Delaney, who filled in for Sherman on Sunday, had to exit the game due to a concussion. Fortunately, it sounds like Murphy-Bunting and Davis should be back with the team in the next few weeks.
Take the giants as an underdog in this game?
Waste product. All mouth zero substance
Easy to say now that he’s at the end of his career.
His play, or lack there of is easy to say. Can’t run from the truth.
Just retire…
How he got that baby cow out onto the field, and allowed it to get sprained is anybody’s guess….
Still curious how and why the league ignored any disciplinary action for this guy?!?
My understanding is the league doesn’t do anything publicly if players are defacto punished by either not getting signed (as Sherman was for the first four games) or if the team puts the player on the inactive list (like Deshaun Watson). This allows the NFL to not have punish them and rehash the initial issue.
I understand you’re just explaining what you think occurs and I appreciate it. But, if that’s how they do it then that’s garbage. He signed in week 3, what he did deserves more than 3 games based on previous sanctions handed down in this league. Also, his declining skills and personality lead to his offers not coming, with his incident the icing on the cake leading to teams not wanting to sign a guy that will be suspended.
What’s wrong with his personality?
Brad, I’m also not sure that is correct. AB was a free agent and the NFL suspended I’m 8 games last summer for his conduct prior to signing anywhere. A year later Sherman was a free agent and got zero games and was free to sign anywhere with no indication of looming discipline.
Signed off his past from years ago.
smart dude
He is smart and has lots of following. The nfl fears guys with brains. They won’t mess with the sherm. Plus young players look up to him.