Buccaneers’ Richard Sherman: Arrest, counseling ‘led to some actually optimistic adjustments’

Roughly two months earlier than cornerback Richard Sherman was introduced as a brand new member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the three-time First-Group All-Professional and five-time Professional Bowl choice was a free agent when he was arrested in July relating to disturbing allegations involving a reported incident on the residence of his spouse’s mother and father in Redmond, Washington.

Sherman faces 5 misdemeanor prices and is accused of, amongst different issues, crashing a automobile right into a cement freeway barrier whereas intoxicated, trying to pressure his method into the residence, and resisting arrest. In response to Jenna Laine of ESPN, Sherman advised reporters Wednesday he is receiving counseling. 

“It led to some actually optimistic adjustments — some assist, some therapies, some instruments that I did not have earlier than — to handle some issues that you just sort of let stack up in your thoughts,” Sherman defined in regards to the state of affairs. “You by no means have time to handle them. It is not the suitable second. It is not the suitable place in your life to take care of these feelings and emotions.

“It actually compelled me to step again and go ask for assist and get the assistance I would like and to not be afraid, to be proud to ask. In that, it has been outstanding what number of different folks have mentioned that they had the identical difficulty. Since you all the time really feel such as you’re alone. You all the time really feel such as you’re the one one coping with this.” 

Laine added Sherman pleaded not responsible to all 5 prices and has a pretrial listening to scheduled for Friday in Washington.

Sherman additionally mentioned he needs at the least every week of follow earlier than he makes his season and Tampa Bay debuts, however Mark Maske of The Washington Publish famous the 33-year-old may in the end face a suspension through the NFL’s private conduct coverage. The NFL did not reply to a request from The Washington Publish for a touch upon Sherman’s availability.