Another game with trash talking going on! We got some good match-ups this Sunday. The other day Seahawks’ Richard Sherman changed his name on Twitter to “Optimus Prime,” a response to Lions’ Calvin Johnson’s nickname of “Megatron.”
There’s a good chance Sherman just motivated Johnson. Check out what Megatron had to say:
Sherman’s going to get the matchup he covets Sunday, and although Johnson has yet to score a touchdown this season, Lions C Dominic Raiola says Seattle’s second-year defender may have made a mistake when antagonizing one of the game’s elite receivers.
“I think for a guy like [Johnson], you’d wake him up [by challenging him],” Raiola said “You’d wake a monster up.”
Waking Johnson up is something Sherman, who has seven interceptions in his two NFL seasons, might want to avoid. Johnson says he’ll use Sherman’s Twitter antics as motivation Sunday, and he also pointed out that instead of being given a nickname, Sherman chose to assign himself his new moniker
“A self-given nickname?” Johnson said, smiling. “That’s who he wants to be? That’s cool.”
That response is typical of Johnson’s persona, but don’t mistake the humorous answer for indifference. Johnson has been eager to break his scoring drought, and the chance to silence a young, brash player could provide the perfect setting to do just that.
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WRITTEN BY John Kreger | CBSSports.com & FULL STORY HERE
