Richard Sherman, Darrelle Revis engage in Twitter beef
Richard Sherman had 8 interceptions in 2012, and has 12 through his first two years. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Richard Sherman likes to talk trash. A lot. And he’s been pretty vocal lately about his place among the league’s best cornerbacks. The bravado ramped up in New Orleans during Super Bowl week, when he took to Bourbon Street to ask regular people whether he or Darrelle Revis was the best in the league. On Wednesday, it spilled on to Twitter. And Revis shot back.
Sherman was asked by a fan during an impromptu Q&A session the same question, whether he or Revis was the best. Sherman offered his typically honest take, Revis responded directly, Sherman responded to that, and pretty much everyone else on Twitter stepped aside, grabbed their popcorn, and watched the fun unfold.
And now you can do the same, if you missed it in real-time. Follow the entertaining back-and-forth below.
@rpchudgar @revis24 he didn’t play this year so when he does then he will be in it
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) February 20, 2013
I never seen a man before run his mouth so much like girl. This dude just steady putting my name in his mouth to get notoriety @rsherman_25
— Darrelle Revis (@Revis24) February 20, 2013
That’s like you saying your better then Deion Sanders & since he’s not playing no more he’s irrelevant for what he’s done. @rsherman_25
— Darrelle Revis (@Revis24) February 20, 2013
@revis24 one season u will get 8 picks…. But it won’t happen anytime soon… I did it in my 2nd season… So u have something to chase
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) February 20, 2013
Got off my flight to this hilarious convo. So I have 8 picks 3 ff and a sack.My season stats looking like Revis career stats
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) February 20, 2013
For the QB not throwing his way argument.In his 2nd year they were throwing his way.I still doubled his picks
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) February 20, 2013
Hey everyone @rsherman_25 wants to be a lockdown corner. He wants to be in the talks of a lockdown corner. So follow him so he can become 1!
— Darrelle Revis (@Revis24) February 20, 2013
This dude just interrupted my NBA 2k game cause he has draSms to be a lockdown corner!!! HAHA #keepdreaming
— Darrelle Revis (@Revis24) February 20, 2013
By Revis logic Tebow must be the best QB in the league due to his massive following. I wonder why he cant get on the field? Revis is a great player but he wasnt great last year, he was out. Fact. It would have been a pleasant suprise if he had taken a higher road, congratulated Shreman on a great year, and reminded him that Revis Island will be open for visitors again in early September should anyone care to test the water.
I don't like the Jets but i gotta go with Revis on this one. Matt Ryan made Sherman his Bioch in the playoffs. I've never seen anyone do that to Revis.
Revis will always be better based on the simple fact that he was never busted for taking drugs.
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Neither did Sherm.
HTH
Im no fan of Sherman's, but Revis was stupid for getting into that. Sherman didn't even say anything particularly controversial, and Revis had to know where the convo would end up. Dumb.
@smdjames88 Yeah, what he said was -- "he didn't play this year, next year he'll be in it" ... Revis is feeling slighted by everything, lately, although Sherman shouldn't have engaged him ... but obviously Richard has a problem letting things sit on his twitter. I was hoping Revis & Sherman would team up this year via a Revis trade ... hmmm ... this doesn't look good for that. Revis is a shutdown corner, Sherman has the picks because he gives a bit more space. They are the top two corners in the league, though, who cares who is "better".
@smdjames88 Also, this is cherry-picking for controversy, and yes Sherman likes to talk, but this non-controversial comment comes from him just answering questions from fans ... someone asked him who was the best corner, why would you say Revis? Let's shift this away from the NY paradigm and just say Revis over-reacted and Sherman didn't really need to engage in it further, but he did. He had a great year.
Here's the actual thread ... c'mon news folks! I know you have to report news, but you don't have to manufacture news.
https://twitter.com/RSherman_25/status/304283160630423552