Pete Carroll Says Richard Sherman Could Play WR for Seahawks

November 22, 2014   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

The Seattle Seahawks are struggling in their Super Bowl defense due in large part to a lackluster receiving corps. Now, they're reportedly considering help at the position from the most polarizing member of their vaunted "Legion of Boom" secondary.
All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman, who played wide receiver at Stanford in his college days, may be playing both ways for Seattle soon enough. Head coach Pete Carroll spoke to KIRO-FM on Friday about the possibility, per 710 ESPN Seattle's Brady Henderson (h/t NFL.com's Kevin Petra):
[Sherman]'s been very clear in that intent for a long time around here. It's always been a conversation that we've had, and if I need him, I'm going to him, and he knows that.
[...] He was a good receiver growing up and he has tremendous catching range and all that as we've witnessed in his defensive play, and he would love to do it. So he's ready. If we get in an emergency situation, he knows I'm coming to him.
Sherman's physical style and ...

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