Richard Sherman knows what it takes to win a Super Bowl. He won one with the Seattle Seahawks at the end of the 2013 season. He also got back to another after the 2014 season, though he was playing with basically one arm in the Super Bowl after getting injured in the NFC Championship game.
He has also always been one of the smartest players, even though sometimes many don't like what he has to say and how he says it. He can be boisterous. To be fair, that is seemingly how one gets their voice heard in media currently, so Sherman is only playing the game the way it has to be played.
And he knew how to play football well when he was a member of the Seahawks. His team was solid overall, but the defense was what created opportunities for the team to win at the highest level. Much in the same way, the 2025 Seattle team seems to be trending, too. Sherman knows it,
Richard Sherman confirms what all Seattle Seahawks fans were thinking about the defense
Talking to ESPN's Rich Eisen this week, Sherman said exactly what many 12s hope is true. Maybe the former cornerback is a bit biased, though. He still lives in the Seattle area and sometimes visits Seahawks camp. That implies he might be a fan of the team, too.
"This team has everything that they need," Sherman said. "I mean, this defense is the real deal. They’re phenomenal. They’re sound, they’re fast, they’re aggressive. I mean, in that San Francisco 49ers game, you could just feel it through the TV."
He's right. While the defense struggled a bit against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 16, especially early in the game, the last half of the season has been a dominant one for Mike Macdonald's unit. In the past six games, only the Rams have scored more than 16 points against the Seahawks. Four times teams have scored 10 or fewer.
That has all the hallmarks of a Super Bowl-winning team. The Houston Texans and Denver Broncos also have elite defenses, though, so should Seattle makes it to the Super Bowl and plays either the Texans or Broncos, fans might see a defensive struggle.
Of course, even if the team wins 3-2, Seattle Seahawks fans won't care. A championship is the best thing one's favorite team can achieve, obviously. As long as the offense can remain efficient and quarterback Sam Darnold does not turn the ball over quite as much as he did in the regular season, the defense could be good enough to get the franchise its second Super Bowl win.