Seahawks CB Richard Sherman yesterday declined a request to talk to local reporters shortly before practice, saying that he "planned to talk only to Ed Werder of ESPN and that he would do the rest of his talking via social media," according to Bob Condotta of the SEATTLE TIMES. Sherman also "did an interview" with KCPQ-Fox, with which the Seahawks "have contractual media commitments." Sherman also indicated to one reporter, Liz Mathews of ESPN Radio 710 Seattle, that he would "talk to her via text but said of others in the group that everyone else had made him mad lately so he didn’t plan to talk to local reporters en masse." Asked why he would talk only to Werder, Sherman said, "We have a good rapport." Condotta notes Sherman has "typically been writing weekly columns for The Players’ Tribune and also has his own website." Prior to last week, Sherman had "held weekly sessions" with the media. Sherman's decision to limit his media exposure "came in the wake of a press conference" two weeks ago that "grew contentious near the end when Sherman took exception to a question" from Jim Moore of ESPN Radio 710 Seattle. Sherman told Moore he could "ruin" his career by having his credential revoked (SEATTLE TIMES, 1/5). Condotta on Twitter noted Sherman's move comes a "year after winning Good Guy Award for media cooperation" (TWITTER.com, 1/4). PRO FOOTBALL TALK's Mike Florio wrote it is "unclear why Werder is the chosen one," but apparently he is the "only one who hasn’t ticked Richard off." If Sherman "refuses to speak to the media," the NFL "eventually will do something about it" (PROFOOTBALLTALK.com, 1/4). CBS Sports' Pete Prisco: "Bet that lasts about three minutes. He craves and wants the attention." Pro Football Talk's feed: "Whatever label Richard Sherman chooses to use, the reality is that he's boycotting the media." Philadelphia-based WPEN-FM's Geoff Mosher, after being blocked by Sherman on Twitter, wrote, "Wow, Richard Sherman is taking this media boycott to the extreme. What did I do?"
