“I wouldn’t want to leave this city and my guys, but I understand it’s a business and organizational philosophies change.” — Richard Sherman to 710 ESPN.
Pete Carroll’s philosophy has not changed at all.
One of his main mantras for his players is: “Protect the team.” Richard Sherman has not done that over the past year, despite several admonishments by Carroll, and that is why the Seahawks are willing to trade him — for the right price.
Sherman, a four-time Pro Bowl player and three-time No. 1 All-Pro, has become one of those egomaniacs we usually see on other teams — the prima donna receiver or cornerback who thinks the team and world revolve around him.
That’s not how Carroll’s Seahawks work, and Carroll has made that clear to Sherman — privately and publicly.
So this is his warning: Rein it in and become a team player again or follow former clubhouse cancer Percy Harvin out the door.
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