Richard Sherman fired back at fans upset at him for signing with San Francisco

BarDown Staff

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Some fans are absolutely ruthless and the football world was reminded of that fact after Richard Sherman signed with the 49ers after being released by the Seahawks.

Richard #Sherman has agreed to a three-year, $39M contract with the #49ers (H/T Adam Schefter)

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Most fans were happy for Sherman and wished him well, but some were upset for no apparent reason and even burned his jersey.

(Warning: Video NSFW due to explicit language)

This is so stupid.

There are #Seahawks fans burning the jersey of one of their best players in franchise history because their own team released him against his will and Sherman took a new contract worth almost $40 million.pic.twitter.com/0mvj4YqM8H
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) March 11, 2018

On Monday, Sherman responded to those upset fans on Twitter and put things in a way everyone can relate to and understand in regards to why he decided to sign with San Francisco.

Instead of getting upset with me for going to a new team how about you get upset with the people who forced me to go. If one job fires you and another job offers you a great position I highly doubt most ppl would go back to the old job for a lot less money
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 12, 2018

Remember, Sherman never wanted to leave Seattle. He never asked for a trade or to be released so he could go elsewhere.

The Seahawks decided to release Sherman and another team offered him something few teams could, a chance to face Seattle twice.

As noted in @SI_PeterKing - @theMMQB

Richard Sherman noticed fans burning his jersey and said to put the blame on the #Seahawks for releasing him. https://t.co/PIp3hw5OCI pic.twitter.com/NbkOrlvrvM
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) March 12, 2018

It's understandable if you're upset Sherman won't be playing for the Seahawks anymore, but it makes no sense to be mad at him for signing with the 49ers.

We wish Sherman the best of luck in his new destination and we hope he recovers fully from his injury so he can get back on the field and ball out for his new team.

Thank you very much. A lot of ppl can’t begin to understand that perspective. Played every single game of my career before this year and had one freak injury and get released. But they will understand the difference over the next few years
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 12, 2018

Thank you to everyone for the kind words. This is just another chapter in the journey. This will be an ongoing process and I am excited to take on this challenge. To the fans urging me to join your team, I am humbled but I can only look at the teams that have reached out.
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 10, 2018

(H/T: Richard Sherman)