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Thursday Round-Up: Seahawks Receiver Tyler Lockett Describes What It’s Like To Face Cornerback Richard Sherman

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Here’s a look at what’s “out there” for today – Thursday, July 14 – about your Seattle Seahawks:

Lockett vs Sherman: “Every Play is a War”
Tyler Lockett joined The Jim Rome Show on Wednesday to talk about his rookie season that saw him earn All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors as a return man and enjoy success as a receiver in the Seahawks offense.

Lockett describes what it was like adapting to life in the NFL before going into detail on what it’s like matching up every day in practice with All-Pro and Pro Bowl cornerback Richard Sherman.

“I learned going with Sherm every day, it’s a war,” Lockett said. “It’s not a one play type of thing. If he jams the mess out of me, then I’m coming back like you aren’t doing that again. Every play is a war. Just because I caught it one time doesn’t mean I’m going to catch it again. Just because he knocked it out doesn’t mean he’s going to knock it out again. I’m starting to realize it’s a constant battle. You got to get up there on the line and make a decision that you’re going to compete.

“For me, I’m going against Sherm every single day. I got to come with it, because if I don’t, he’s going to embarrass me, and I refuse to let somebody embarrass me.”

Lockett and Sherman enjoyed a friendly matchup at the Pro Bowl earlier this year and the Seahawks wideout described those types of one-on-one situations with the game’s best as “99 percent mental” because “when you respect a player so much, sometimes you can psych yourself out, and you do way too much, and you don’t play your game.”

“I feel like I’m going against the best corner in the league, so if I can get off the line against him then I can get off the line against anybody,” Lockett said. “If I am able to beat him deep, than I can beat anybody else deep. So all he does is be able to help me, not only out there on the field but to help me mentally in my mental game, to be able to help me as far as preparing, as far as being able to get myself ready. I, as well as the other receivers, have the best opportunity to be able to be one of the greatest receivers especially going into this year, because we get to go against Sherm every day, we get to go against our best defense every single day and so all it does is make it better.”

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