Richard Sherman made his season debut on Sunday, and the New England Patriots wasted no time picking on him.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Sherman on Wednesday. He was a free agent and dealt with an offseason arrest, but the Bucs ended up signing him amid a rash of injuries.
Without cornerbacks Sean Murphy-Bunting and Jamel Dean unavailable, the Bucs started Sherman against the Patriots. Mac Jones went right after Sherman like he was targeting a rookie and had a great deal of success throwing against him in coverage.
According to @NextGenStats, Mac Jones is 7-of-7 for 74 yards when CB Richard Sherman is the nearest defender. Sherman also has a DPI penalty.
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) October 4, 2021
Sherman looked like a guy who only signed on Wednesday. He was constantly a step slow and got beat regularly.
Check out the filthy release by Jakobi Meyers on Richard Sherman. Dusted him. #Patriots pic.twitter.com/CO4jV9rQCq
— Evan Lazar (@ezlazar) October 4, 2021
At least Sherman had a fumble recovery in the third quarter. And from his standpoint, things probably could not get much worse.
