Richard Sherman Podcast - Nick Emmanwori on Seahawks' Super Bowl run, Macdonald’s defense & Mom going viral | Richard Sherman
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iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.1 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Nick Emmanwori joins the Richard Sherman Podcast after the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots to break down his incredible rookie season and what it was really like inside Mike Macdonald’s defense. Sherman and Nick talk about how he battled injuries early in the year, earned the trust of his teammates and coaches, and evolved into one of the most versatile defenders in the NFL — lining up at corner, nickel, safety, and linebacker all in the same game. He also walks through the playoff run, the Super Bowl preparation, halftime adjustments, and what Coach Macdonald was drawing up on the sideline. Nick explains the chemistry of the Seahawks defense, the selfless mindset that fueled their championship, and why the team never changed who they were on the biggest stage. Plus, he reacts to his mom going viral during Super Bowl week, South Carolina showing love, and why he believes he’s only scratching the surface of his career.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.7 | Welcome back to the Richard Sherman podcast, and I just want to say I appreciate you guys. |
| 0:09.0 | You can be getting your NFL content from anywhere, but you're here with me. |
| 0:13.1 | I'm thankful for you. |
| 0:14.2 | So hit that sub button so you can get the notifications when I'm dropping a new episode. |
| 0:19.8 | All love. |
| 0:20.6 | Hope you guys are having a great new |
| 0:22.4 | years, accomplishing all your New Year's resolutions, and staying healthy. I think Mike just did a great |
| 0:28.1 | job, just letting us be who we are and not changing up because it's a Super Bowl. No disrespect to |
| 0:33.5 | the Patriotship, nothing like that. I don't want to take nothing away from them, but that game was like, |
| 0:37.2 | I felt like I already knew in my mind. |
| 0:39.3 | I was like nobody was convincing me of anything. |
| 0:41.8 | Whether it's like in my mind and I knew I was playing regardless. |
| 0:43.9 | I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, |
| 0:46.1 | that. |
| 0:47.6 | She's more barred than me. |
| 0:48.6 | I'm like that. |
| 0:52.1 | Welcome back to the Richard Sherman podcast, and we got an incredible guest back in the building |
| 1:01.6 | after getting a Super Bowl win, Nick M. M. Worry, cornerback, nickel, safety, linebacker, everything |
| 1:09.2 | for the Seattle Seahawks. Appreciate you, brother. |
| 1:12.1 | Always, man. |
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