SANTA CLARA — As expected, Richard Sherman was ready to respond to Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark’s testy comments from a few days ago.
“It’s like a mouse in a room, you know?” Sherman quipped. “It’s like, kids say the darndest things. It didn’t bother me at all. It just seemed like a guy who’s probably tired of hearing the same questions.”
“At the end of the day, this is my team now,” Clark said previously. “This is my defense. Richard Sherman, his era is over here. If he's got anything to say about our defense, he can say it on the field.”
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SIGN UP HERE Clark’s comments were made after the Seahawks beat the Vikings 21-7 on Monday night. Sherman found it a bit odd that his name came up after a game that he wasn’t playing in.
“I wasn’t even part of that game,” Sherman said. “And they are still asking him questions after the game about me.”
“I’d probably be pretty annoyed too,” he continued. “We won a game and somebody comes up and asks about a player who wasn’t either involved in this game, or on my team.”
Realistically, while many pleasantries were exchanged when Sherman returned to Seattle, he knows where he plays.
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“It’s kind of weird,” Sherman said, “but it doesn’t bother me. The era was over in my mind, obviously, I’m here.”
Sherman is still connected to the city of Seattle and admits there were some emotions about his first game there as a member of the visiting team.
“Just the nostalgia of seeing your friends and seeing the personnel and all the guys that you’ve played with.”
Sherman added more context about it in his blog as well.
“There was a lot of emotion the last time going back to Seattle but it’s just another game against another opponent this time.”
Just another opponent? Really?
When pressed about that statement, the 49ers DB added a few more details.
“This time we will be at home,” Sherman said. “We will be grinding it out. We know how it went last time and got a sour taste in our mouths, so we’ll look forward to the challenge.”