Richard Sherman Admits He Stopped Watching the Jacksonville Jaguars ‘Weeks Ago,’ Only Comments When They’re Losing
For years, Jacksonville Jaguars fans have voiced a familiar frustration. When the team struggles, the spotlight is relentless. When the Jaguars win, dominate, and quietly establish themselves as one of the NFL’s most complete teams, that same spotlight disappears.
At 10-4, first place in the AFC South, and riding a five-game winning streak, Jacksonville has forced its way into the contender conversation on the field. Off the field, however, some national voices still refuse to engage.
Amazon Prime Video analyst Richard Sherman may have just provided the clearest explanation yet as to why.
Richard Sherman’s Admission Raises Questions About Analyst Responsibility
Sherman has long been critical of Trevor Lawrence, repeatedly questioning whether the former No. 1 overall pick is truly a franchise quarterback. That narrative became increasingly difficult to defend following Lawrence’s Week 15 performance, when he accounted for six total touchdowns without a turnover in Jacksonville’s 48-20 demolition of the New York Jets.
During a lengthy exchange with a Jaguars fan on X, Sherman admitted he stopped watching Jacksonville “all together weeks ago,” a revelation that raises serious questions about objectivity, credibility, and what exactly is expected from a national NFL analyst.
That statement alone is jarring. Jacksonville entered Week 15 on a four-game winning streak, leading the division, and ranking among the NFL’s most efficient offenses. Rather than reassessing his stance and giving credit where it’s due, Sherman simply disengaged.
When pressed further and asked what kind of NFL analyst is not watching a first-place team in December, Sherman replied, “One that doesn’t need to speak about that team…If they win a playoff game that will give reason to watch their tape.”
The issue is obvious. An analyst’s job is literally to speak about NFL teams, particularly those playing meaningful football late in the season. Deciding that a team is only worth evaluation once it validates a personal narrative undermines the very purpose of analysis.
Emotion Over Objectivity
Sherman later added fuel to the fire by admitting his feelings toward Jaguars fans have influenced his coverage. “The fans have pushed me to dislike them,” Sherman wrote. “Really have no care either way about most teams but when fans are obnoxious that changes things.”
That admission removes any remaining illusion of neutrality. National analysts are not paid to react emotionally to fan bases or allow online interactions to dictate their coverage. They are expected to provide objective, fact-based, and realistic evaluations, regardless of market size, popularity, or personal preference.
Sherman’s comments demonstrate that he lacks the emotional maturity of an adult when it comes to football and is therefore incapable of providing fair analysis.
Dismissing One of the League’s Best Performances
Sherman’s dismissal of Lawrence’s performance only deepened the disconnect. In response to fans sending clips from Lawrence’s incredible game, Sherman wrote, “Sending highlights against a defense that doesn’t have an INT on the season doesn’t move me.”
That statement ignores context entirely and is disgraceful to the game of football. An outstanding performance deserves flowers, no matter who it’s against; these are all professional NFL teams. Not only that, but even when compared to the rest of the league, the Jets are one of the toughest matchups for a quarterback.
The Jets entered Week 15 allowing the eighth-fewest passing yards per game at 190.9 and had surrendered just three total passing touchdowns over their previous four contests. That stretch included games against Drake Maye, Lamar Jackson, Tua Tagovailoa, and Kirk Cousins.
Against that same defense, Lawrence threw for 330 yards, five passing touchdowns, and added 51 rushing yards with a score on the ground. Jacksonville posted the second-highest scoring output by any team in the NFL this season, despite pulling starters early in the fourth quarter.
That isn’t a cherry-picked statistic, unlike the ones Sherman uses to spread his false narratives. It is dominance.
Jacksonville’s Numbers Demand Respect
Over the past month, the Jaguars have been the most productive offense in football, averaging 34.2 points per game. Since their Week 8 bye, that number sits at 32.9. No team in the league has a higher average point differential over the past month than Jacksonville at plus-19.8, nearly eight points clear of the next closest team in Seattle.
Lawrence has spent four of Jacksonville’s last five games watching from the sideline late because the outcome was already decided. He is currently tied for fourth in the NFL in total touchdowns with 29, despite Jacksonville leaning on game control rather than stat-padding. Lawrence has the Jaguars at 10-4 winning the division, with nearly a 97% chance at making the playoffs, according to PFSN’s Playoff Meter.
None of that has registered with Sherman, or with most national broadcasts, and that is precisely the problem Jaguars fans have been pointing out for years.
The Bigger Picture
This is not about one analyst disliking a team. It is about how narratives are protected while performance is ignored. When Jacksonville struggled, Sherman and the rest of the NFL were vocal. When they surged, they simply stopped acknowledging it.
That contradiction says far more about the coverage in this league than it does about the Jaguars. It’s time for the entire NFL community to start giving credit where it’s due and properly covering each and every team.
At some point, winning has to matter more than preconceived opinions. Jacksonville is forcing that conversation, whether confident analysts are paying attention or not.
