Forget deflated balls.
Via USA Today
Richard Sherman’s girlfriend is due any day now with the couple’s first child. Of course, he’s going to be with her when the baby is born.
Or is he?
If Ashley Moss has their baby Sunday, Sherman could be faced with a choice different than that of almost any other father-to-be. Different than other athletes have faced, even.
“I’ve thought about the possibility of his coming during the game or coming before the game,” Sherman said this week. “We have things in place in case that happens. We’ll cross that bridge when we get there.
“I would not like to miss the birth of my first kid,” he added. “Hopefully, and God willing, we won’t have to cross that bridge.”
It’s easy to say Sherman should skip the Super Bowl, that family comes first.[…]
But the Seahawks are Sherman’s family, too.
“It’s so difficult for him,” Mahan told USA TODAY Sports after the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. “He’s playing a team sport. And the Super Bowl is such a historic experience and the pinnacle of his sport. I’ll say this – it’s up to him. There isn’t a wrong or right decision – it’s a you decision.”
It’s an important distinction that Mahan and Mickelson faced decisions that didn’t impact anyone else — well, except their wives and whoever had to juggle the logistics. But if Sherman skips the Super Bowl, he deprives the Seahawks of their best player. That’s 52 teammates. Carroll and his 24-man coaching staff. General manager John Schneider. Owner Paul Allen. All those other folks who work for the team, too.
HT JettieG