Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll not ruling out using Richard Sherman at wide receiver

Richard Sherman proclaims himself the best corner in the game, but how would he fare at wide receiver?

The Seattle Seahawks cornerback joked this week that he thinks he could do well.

“I’d be pretty good. Shoot, you can hardly touch them. If you can hardly touch me, I’d have a nice day.”

Apparently, Sherman hasn’t been shy with the coach about his aspirations to run for a few catches.

“He’s been very clear in that intent for a long time around here,” said Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll on the latest edition of KIRO Radio’s Pete Carroll Show with Dori Monson. “It’s always been a conversation that we’ve had. If I need him, I’m going to him and he knows that.”

Monson wondered just how real the possibility was, asking the coach, “Have you had serious conversations about that?”

“Sure,” Carroll said. “He was a good receiver growing up and he has tremendous catching range and all that, as we’ve witnessed in his defensive play. He would love to do it. So he’s ready.”

However, it wouldn’t be just a typical game situation that would warrant a shift to the wide receiver position.

“If we get in an emergency situation, he knows I’m coming to him,” Carroll said.

“Isn’t that hurtful to him to say it’s only going to be in an emergency though?” Monson asked.

“That’s too bad,” said Carroll, emphasizing it would require a rare set of circumstances for a swap to occur. “That’s what it is. That’s the truth.”