Sea Gal Jessica Recounts Sideline Dance with Richard Sherman
By Nick Eaton
SeattlePI.com
Richard Sherman is used to this kind of attention, but Sea Gal Jessica may not be.
When Sherman picked off S.F. quarterback Colin Kaepernick in the fourth quarter Sunday and ran it back 28 yards, he celebrated by dancing with the Seahawks’ cheerleaders. In particular, the star cornerback danced with one Sea Gal, Jessica I.
Their dance wound up on all the highlight reels after Seattle’s 29-3 blowout of the 49ers in front of a record-setting CenturyLink Field crowd. And now Jessica is getting her 15 minutes of fame.
The NFL Network on Wednesday had her as a guest (via satellite from the VMAC in Renton) on “NFL AM,” during a segment about the best dance moves throughout the weekend’s football games. The show’s hosts had already voted Jessica and Sherman’s dance as the best, but they wanted her input, as well.
She, of course, gave Sherman a 10-out-of-10 score. But not before the hosts asked what it was like to dance with Sherman.
“You know, it all happened so fast, and he had his play and we were all so excited, and then he just started dancing with me,” Jessica said. “So it was awesome. You know I had to dance with him.”
After the game, Jessica said, Sherman gave her all the credit.
“He tweeted me, and he said I did all the work and I made him look good,” she said, adding: “I think it’s a solid team effort. You know, we were dancing together — we had a really good partner.”
Meanwhile, Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett was also up for “best dance” honors for his belly roll after sacking Kaepernick in the first quarter. Jessica gave him a 9 score, saying he could have added a “booty pop” to the celebration.
