Harbaugh told Sherman that Stanfurd would make him a gentleman, just like Marshawn from across the Bay.
Now that they are the same team, he found out Harbaugh had been lying to him for all those years.
UPDATE: Is Richard Sherman embarrassing Stanford?
Posted on January 20, 2014 | By vk@sfgate.com (Vlae Kershner)
...Sherman’s rocky relationship with 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, which dates back to when both were at Stanford, also came in for a lot of scrutiny, including from Chronicle sportswriter Vic Tafur, who noted that Sherman thinks Harbaugh bad-mouthed him before the 2011 NFL draft, where he fell to the fifth round.
A Sports Illustrated profile of Sherman traces his dislike of Harbaugh to a suspension in 2007, when he was the team’s leading wide receiver.
Senior receiver Evan Moore challenged Sherman on the sideline to control his emotions, prompting a shoving match, and Harbaugh suspended Sherman for the following game. He caught just one pass for five yards the remainder of the season.
Sherman redshirted 2008 because of a left-knee injury, fell down the depth chart and called home, wondering if he should transfer. “You’re going to leave Stanford for some rinky-dink school just because you want to play football and don’t get along with some coach?” (his mother) Beverly asked, incredulous. “No. You go make it happen.”
Harbaugh was in charge of the offense but delegated defensive duties, so Sherman texted the coach and asked to switch to cornerback.
We’ll probably be hearing a lot more about this story line over the next two weeks.
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