NFL free agent cornerback Richard Sherman pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors on Monday, resolving loads from last summer when he was ar...
NFL free agent cornerback Richard Sherman pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors on Monday, resolving loads from last summer when he was arrested after police said he crashed his car while intoxicated and attempted to break down the door of his in-laws’ home in Redmond, Washington, a suburb outside of Seattle.
Sherman pleaded guilty to charges of negligent driving and criminal trespassing, both misdemeanors, as well as a speeding violation in a construction zone. He was sentenced to two days in jail, which he has already served, and fined $1,325. He will also have to pay a yet to be determined restitution amount to his father-in-law, as well as to the Washington State Department of Transportation. As part of the deal with prosecutors, charges of resisting arrest and malicious mischief were dropped.
Sherman will also be supervised by the court for two years, and if he violates his plea agreement, he will have to serve an additional 88 days in prison and pay more fines.
“I’m grateful for the community we have and the way people continue to accept you even though you’re an imperfect human being and you made a mistake,” Sherman said in court Monday, according to the Associated Press.
His attorney, Cooper Offenbecher, said in an email Tuesday that Sherman “is grateful that this matter is closed.”
“He is focused on spending time with his family and looking forward to the next steps in his career,” Offenbecher said.
The incident that ended with the arrest of Sherman, a five-time Pro Bowler with the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers, began last July with an argument with his wife, Ashley. He then drank several bottles of alcohol, threatened to kill himself, drove drunk to his in-laws’ house and tried to break down the door in search of his children, according to police statements. and calls to 911. He was subdued by several police officers and a police dog shortly after 2 a.m.
In a statement released days after the incident, Sherman said he was “deeply remorseful” for his actions and had “faced personal challenges over the past few months.”
Sherman joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers midway through the 2021 NFL season after Tom Brady recruited him to bolster the Buccaneers’ porous pass defense. But Sherman only played five regular season games before his season ended with calf and Achilles tendon injuries. Without him, the Buccaneers lost in the divisional round of the playoffs to the Los Angeles Rams, the eventual Super Bowl winners.
Sherman is an 11-year NFL veteran but hasn’t played a full season since 2019, when he was named to the Pro Bowl and helped lead the 49ers to a Super Bowl appearance.
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