By now I’m sure you’ve seen Richard Sherman’s crazy rant ethering Michael Crabtree (see HERE if you missed it). Well later after that amazing (short) interview, Sherman explained the reasoning for that rant — AND Michael Crabtree responded to it. Check it out…
Via ESPN:
Sherman said his issues with Crabtree go back to something that happened during the offseason. He would not go into detail about what happened.
“He said something personal face to face,” Sherman said. “He knows what he said and he knows I’m going to be tough on him the rest of his career.”
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In his postgame news conference, Sherman had more to say about Crabtree.
“He wouldn’t make the top 20 of NFL receivers,” Sherman said. “If any team had a chance to pick Crabtree, they wouldn’t draft him.”
“I was making sure everyone knew Crabtree was a mediocre receiver,” Sherman said. “And when you try the best corner in the game with a mediocre receiver, that’s what happens. I appreciate that he knows that now. There has been a lot of talk from him running his mouth about me.”
Sherman said he was surprised Kaepernick challenged him at the end.
“Everybody in the stadium was surprised,” Sherman said. “You throw that? It’s insane. I’m thankful they keep doing it. I should have picked it, but there was some offensive interference [on Crabtree] and I knew it wouldn’t be called.”
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Crabtree’s response:
Crabtree appeared irritated when told of Sherman’s comments.
“He’s a TV guy, I’m not a TV guy,” Crabtree said. “He didn’t make any other plays in the game. … But he made a good play there. He can keep talking. …
“You make one play and you talk? Good play.”
Crabtree was less diplomatic when he took to Twitter later Sunday night.
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Sherman also took to Twitter after the game, though he didn’t respond directly to Crabtree’s tweet.
*TWEETS ABOVE IN GALLERY*
