Erin Andrews has revisited her infamous interview with Richard Sherman, addressing misconceptions surrounding the NFL star’s ‘screaming’ exchange more than a decade later
Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews broadcasts from the sidelines prior to the NFC Championship NFL football game against the Detroit Lions
Erin Andrews has opened up about the infamous interview with Richard Sherman(Image: Getty Images)
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Erin Andrews has revisited her infamous interview with Richard Sherman, reflecting on the viral exchange between the FOX Sports reporter and the NFL star more than a decade later.
In 2014, Andrews conducted a postgame interview with Seattle Seahawks defensive star Richard Sherman following the NFC Championship Game. Seattle defeated the San Francisco 49ers 23-17 in a heated contest to book its place in the Super Bowl. Sherman, still fired up after the dramatic final moments, delivered an animated response when Andrews asked him about the game.
“Well, I’m the best corner in the game! When you try me with a sorry receiver like [Michael] Crabtree, that’s the result you gon’ get! Don’t you ever talk about me!” Sherman said.
The FOX Sports interview sparked plenty of reaction from viewers, with some speculating that Andrews had been offended by Sherman’s tone. Her follow-up question, “Who was talking about you?” also led some fans to believe she was unaware of the situation or had taken issue with Sherman.
More than a decade later, Andrews has described the incident as one of the craziest moments of her NFL career. During a recent appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast, the FOX Sports reporter addressed some of the misconceptions surrounding the viral interview and offered her perspective on what happened.
“He made a game-saving play. I interviewed him about the play, and he just went off about the other player," Andrews said. "People took it like he was screaming at me. First of all, I could kill my whole delivery with him. I had this face, where I was like this and people took it like he was scaring me.
“No, I was thinking to myself holy s--- what is my next question because it better be good ’cause this is going viral, and it did. There were Halloween costumes made about, Barack Obama talked about it in his speech, it was wild. It was one of the coolest things.”
The interview quickly became one of the most memorable postgame exchanges in NFL history. Sherman stared into the camera and delivered a pointed assessment of 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree, calling him a “sorry receiver” moments after making the game-saving play.
The exchange added to Sherman’s growing reputation as one of the NFL’s top cornerbacks and most outspoken trash-talkers, while the interview itself went on to become a defining moment of the 2013 season.
Sherman and the Seahawks ultimately completed their championship run, beating the Denver Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII as Seattle’s Legion of Boom defense dominated on the biggest stage.
Richard Sherman #25 of the Seattle Seahawks gestures during Super Bowl XLIX against the New England Patriots
Richard Sherman ultimately helped the Seahawks defeat the Denver Broncos at Super Bowl XLVIII(Image: Getty Images)
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Andrews will once again be part of FOX’s lead NFL broadcast team alongside Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady and Tom Rinaldi, covering some of the network’s biggest games throughout the season. She has remained a familiar presence on NFL sidelines while also speaking openly about the challenges women face in sports media.
Andrews joined FOX in 2012 after leaving ESPN and has previously discussed how building relationships with players comes with experience and time spent around the league. “Listen, it’s taken us a minute to get where we are,” said Andrews on a 2025 episode of the “Calm Down” podcast.
“You have to build up credibility… with not only with viewers at home, your bosses and also, the players and the coaches. You can’t go into things when you first start with any job like, ‘Oh my god!’ People will look at you and be like,’ You’re an a------.’