Richard Sherman: Tom Brady Isn't as "Clean Cut" as Everyone Thinks

If not for deflated footballs and, to a lesser extent, Marshawn Lynch, the Richard Sherman/Tom Brady feud would be a bigger story this week ahead of the Seahawks-Patriots Super Bowl because of the whole “U Mad Bro?” thing from the 2012 season. During Wednesday’s media availability, Sherman talked about Brady, noting the Patriots quarterback’s “clean cut” persona off the field doesn’t always match how the three-time Super Bowl winner acts on the field.

The isolated comments take on a little different tenor in wake of Bill Belichick’s press conference Thursday morning where he claimed no prior knowledge about deflated footballs in the AFC Championship Game, deferring to Brady.

Here’s a portion of what CSNNE wrote on Wednesday,

"Sherman said he believes that the Brady everyone sees — in commercials, at podiums — isn’t exactly the same Brady that opponents hear from on the field. “Like I said before, I think people some time get a skewed view of Tom Brady,” Sherman explained. “That he’s just a clean-cut [guy], does everything right, and never says a bad word to anyone, and we know him to be otherwise. “But in that moment of him being himself, he said some things and we returned the favor. Unfortunately he apparently didn’t remember what he said.”"

Sherman chimed in on the deflated balls controversy, too, via the Daily News:

"“I’m not sure anything will come of it, honestly,” Sherman said. “If it’s against the rules, it’s against the rules. But it’s not going to have any effect on this game. Nobody’s going to get suspended. Nothing’s going to happen. They’re going to play this game. “Whatever they did, the risk-reward was greater.”"

Brady is scheduled to talk to the media Thursday afternoon. It stands to reason someone will bring up Sherman’s comments.