Sherman lets record make his argument

Now that Roddy White has been cleared to play for the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, he and Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman can play out their TV feud in real life.

White and Sherman got into it this offseason on NFL Network, with the gist of the argument being that Sherman thought White was a product of the Falcons’ system and White saying that Sherman yapped his way into a Pro Bowl.

So when Sherman was asked this week about facing White, who is returning from a high ankle sprain, Sherman downplayed the “challenge” at hand, according to the Seattle Times.

“What challenge?” Sherman asked.

Brevity is, indeed, the soul of wit in Sherman’s case.

The two faced off in the divisional playoffs a year ago, and White and the Falcons had the last laugh as they moved to the NFC Championship Game with a 30-28 victory, staving off a comeback by Seattle. But Sherman appears to have a short memory on the matter as it relates to this game in Atlanta, and he isn’t drawing any additional motivation from January’s result.

“No,” Sherman said, “We’re an 8-1 ballclub, they’re a 2-6 ballclub. Facts.”

AP/DAVID SEELIG Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman and Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White should get to know each other better Sunday, especially after comments each made during the offseason, when their teams face each other at the Georgia Dome in...