"Kids need a positive role model, and they need to understand that there are more options to the world than what they just see in their neighborhood," said Sherman, who grew up in Compton,Sac �� Dos Fjallraven Soldes, Calif. "They need to understand there's another opportunity, there's another path that you can take. If those kids take those paths and use those opportunities, they'll benefit and our future will be very bright."
After the arena clocked reached zero, an NFL official arrived to pull him away. But Sherman stuck around to answer a couple of more questions, even sitting back down in front of the mic for one reply so it would be audible to everyone.
