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| North Attleboro's Anthony Sherman called it a career after 10 NFL seasons. |
Anthony Sherman, the former North Attleboro High School and University of Connecticut fullback, retired from pro football today after 10 seasons, eight of them with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Sherman, originally a fifth-round pick by the Arizona Cardinals, was traded to Kansas City two years into his career and carved out a specific niche for himself under Andy Reid's guidance as a blocking fullback, occasional pass receiver and special-teams captain, the latter where he made his greatest and most lasting contributions to the Chiefs' success.
The day of his trade was one I remember well, because it illustrated the loyalty he had to his home area.
I heard of the trade as I was leaving the office late one afternoon, and I quickly called his cell-phone number to see if I could get a comment. Normally I'd go through a team's media relations department, but I figured I could skirt that restriction as he was leaving one team and heading for another. But before I had finished my 10-mile drive to my home, my phone was ringing. It was Sherman, calling me from the departure gate at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport as he waited to board a plane that would take him to his new football home.
I pulled over and quickly started jotting notes, the conversation lasting almost 20 minutes before his boarding call came. I thanked him profusely, and your favorite Blue Ribbon Daily had a fresh story in the next day's editions as a result.
For more on Sherman's retirement, here's a link to a story in the Kansas City Star:
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