Richard Sherman Podcast - FAN MAILBAG: Seahawks Super Bowl favorites? 49ers bounce back? Lamar’s final Ravens season?
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.1 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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In this episode of the Richard Sherman Podcast, Sherm answers fan questions and breaks down the biggest NFL offseason storylines. He explains why the Seattle Seahawks could still be the team to beat next season, what Sam Darnold needs to do to take the next step, and which teams could go from worst to first. He also dives into the New York Giants’ rebuild, the market for Dexter Lawrence, and why he always sides with players in contract disputes. Plus, he shares thoughts on Las Vegas Raiders QB Kirk Cousins’ unreal career earnings, the Lamar Jackson contract situation, top-5 NFL coaches, NFL draft strategy, and whether San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan could ever be on the hot seat. It’s a full offseason mailbag covering everything you need to know heading into the draft.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:09.4 | Welcome back to the Richard Sherman podcast. |
| 0:11.7 | It's still the offseason. |
| 0:13.1 | You guys got questions and we've got answers. |
| 0:16.3 | Mitchell, so to saw us all. |
| 0:17.4 | Richard, here we are. |
| 0:18.4 | You know what? |
| 0:18.6 | We submitted a fan mailbag on Twitter last night. I appreciate you guys all for submitting your responses. We're trying to get you more involved. So we love you guys. We love our listeners here. Richard, we got one. And this one, you know, I know we're midway through this off season, I guess. We're entering the NFL draft. We've gone through the beginning of free agency. |
| 0:38.5 | At this point in the off season, if you had to pick next year's Super Bowl winner, who would it be? |
| 0:45.3 | Well, Metro, nothing this offseason has led me to believe the Seattle Seahawks are not going to be the favorites going into this season. |
| 0:57.1 | Because people on the outside are saying, oh, man, they've lost so many pieces. |
| 1:00.0 | I'm not under that same impression. |
| 1:01.7 | They have lost pieces that they feel like they can replace. |
| 1:04.8 | They have lost pieces that they feel like they have either in-house replacements for or can find their replacements in the draft. |
| 1:14.7 | And I can agree with that. |
| 1:16.1 | I think the same thing. |
| 1:17.4 | I think Kenneth Walker is a guy that had an incredible run through the playoffs, |
| 1:22.7 | incredible end of the season and made a lot of plays, including the Super Bowl MVP. |
| 1:28.5 | But I don't think they saw him as an irreplaceable piece to this team. Obviously, he split time with Charbonnet |
| 1:34.2 | throughout most of the season and was incredibly fresh to make that run. There were question |
| 1:39.2 | marks when Charbonnet got injured, whether he would be able to carry the load and he was. |
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