Here's a little article about him from last Sept. Sounds like more of grinder than a flashy splash play guy. He'd be a solid addition, but not like getting the next Johnny Randle or Millard. I think Zim would love having him in a more like a Kevin Williams type of player.
http://sports.mynorthwest.com/340437/sea...interview/?
Seahawks’ Sheldon Richardson: ‘I feel like my best plays are when I’m causing havoc’
Seahawks fans might be excited about Sheldon Richardson’s stats, but the 26-year-old defensive tackle is not that impressed.
In fact, he thinks sacks can be overrated.
Sheldon Richardson talks ‘Hawks’ energy: ‘The whole building is fired up’
Richardson, who recorded four tackles in a solid first appearance
with the Seahawks in Green Bay, is preparing to make his first start in
front of an entirely new fan base in one of the loudest stadiums in the
NFL. He joined 710 ESPN Seattle’s John Clayton Friday to talk about how
he is adapting to the Seahawks locker room, how he describes his own
pass-rush style, and why he thinks sacks aren’t always the most
important stat.
Seattle acquired the 6-feet-3, 295-pound Richardson in a
trade with the New York Jets in early September.
The move to Seattle also brought a transition from a 3-4 to a 4-3
defense – a move Clayton argues is a more natural fit for Richardson’s
speed and athleticism. He also seems to fit in well with the Seahawks’
locker room; a number of players reached out to Richardson following the
trade, with cornerback Richard Sherman being the first to call.
“Richard Sherman called me the most. He called me first, I should
say,” Richardson said. “Talked to him, a few text messages here and
there, telling me, ‘Welcome to the team,’ how this team is and what they
do here. And I told him, ‘Let’s ride.’
“I’m a really adaptable guy,” Richardson said. “I always tell them I’m like water; whatever you need me to be, I am.”
So how is he flowing in Seattle?
“Still finding my way right now, but other than that it’s just getting inside pass rush, and stopping the run.”
Richardson is a versatile, disruptive lineman; in his four-year
career with the Jets, Richardson recorded 18 sacks, 142 tackles, five
forced fumbles and a safety. But he’s not too blown away by his own
stats.
“I just like to have a lot of consistent pressure,” Richardson said.
“Because you can get a sack and never be seen again in a game, so those
stats can be a little fluffed. I feel like my best plays are when I’m
causing more havoc, and not just getting a stat. Like more so strip
fumbles and causing interceptions and things like that, and (this
season) we’re going to have our chances at the ball like that.”
