Meet the Seahawks’ newest Mr. Personality, Julian Neal. Richard Sherman just did
From answering a legend mid-snap to a cap caper, instant bravado and more, Neal is truly coach Mike Macdonald’s kind of Seattle cornerback.
On day one of his NFL life, Julian Neal came face to face, wits to wits, with a Seahawks and NFL legend. Right in the middle of the rookie’s first practice in the league. Early in 11-on-11 scrimmaging that began Seattle’s rookie minicamp Friday, Neal was in his new Seahawks jersey number 1, lined up at left cornerback.
He was in press coverage opposite a young wide receiver near the sideline. “Hey, 1! ” Neal heard a voice shout from nearby, along that sideline.
“What are you looking at when you are in press?! ” “And this was mid-rep ,” Neal recalled later. The voice?
It was Richard Sherman’s. The likely future Hall of Famer Sherman is now 38, retired from football and a television analyst for Amazon Prime’s Thursday night package of NFL games. He played a decade-plus ago as a charter member of Seattle’s famed “Legion of Boom” secondary.
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