The NFL Players Association said the union was monitoring the situation. He left the Seahawks after the 2017 season and played three seasons with San Francisco. The cornerback was a star in their run to a 2014 Super Bowl victory, making a game-saving play to deflect a pass in the NFC Championship Game against the 49ers. Sherman, 33, become a Seattle sports legend during seven seasons with Seahawks. The NFL said in a statement about Sherman that it “investigates any incident involving law enforcement and if there is a violation of the personal conduct policy the player would be facing discipline."
"These crews are out working at night at great risk to themselves, and here you have an impaired driver or suspected impaired driver who placed not only other motorists at risk, but those people that are doing construction at risk." Results were pending, but the state patrol was recommending charges of driving under the influence and hit-and-run. While Sherman was at the hospital, troopers obtained a warrant for a blood draw to test for substances, Mead said. A judge will determine if there is probable cause to believe he committed a crime. Sherman got minor cuts to his lower leg and was treated at a hospital before being taken to jail, where he will stay until an initial court hearing expected Thursday.
He began walking away rapidly and fought as police tried to take him into custody a K-9 officer working as backup released the dog to subdue him. It initially seemed to work, but Sherman's demeanor changed when the officers told him he was under arrest, Lowe said. One trooper told Sherman how, as a teenager, he worked as a valet and once parked Sherman's car. Officers and state troopers responded and tried to calm the situation by developing a rapport with the football star, authorities said. Just before 2 a.m., Redmond police received a 911 call from the in-laws' home, reporting that Sherman was trying to break in, Police Chief Darrell Lowe said. The car drove a short distance before it was completely disabled, Mead said. As the vehicle left the area, it struck a barricade, causing significant damage on the driver's side, Patrol Capt. The caller said an apparently intoxicated driver had entered the closed construction zone. Shortly before 1:30 a.m., the Washington State Patrol received a 911 call from a construction crew working along a freeway east of Seattle. It wasn’t immediately clear if Sherman had an attorney who could speak on his behalf. I want people to know no one was injured.” We’re doing all right, just trying to get him out. He’s a good person and this is not his character. “My kids were not harmed in the incident. “At this time, we’re going to make no statements, except he didn’t harm anybody,” Sherman's wife, Ashley Moss, told The Seattle Times. Sherman did not enter the home, strike or try to hit any family members, authorities said.
The burglary charge is a felony that includes a domestic violence component because it was the home of relatives.
Sherman was booked into jail in Seattle on suspicion of resisting arrest, malicious mischief and residential burglary. SEATTLE (AP) - Former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman was arrested Wednesday after authorities said he crashed his SUV in a suburban Seattle construction zone, tried to break in to his in-laws' home and then fought with officers, who used a police dog to apprehend him.