Former NFL star Richard Sherman 'admitted to drinking two margaritas before being arrested for DUI in Seattle... after he was pulled over for driving 79mph in a 60mph zone'

Former NFL star Richard Sherman was arrested for driving under the influence in Seattle on Sunday morning after reportedly confessing to drinking two margaritas before he was pulled over for driving 79mph in a 60mph zone.

Sherman, the five-time Pro Bowl cornerback who won the Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks in 2014, was taken to King County Correctional Facility on Saturday at about 4:30 am local time. 

He is expected to make a court appearance on Monday, at which point a judge can decide whether to grant bail.

The 35-year-old was stopped around 2am on Interstate 405 in the Seattle suburb of Renton for allegedly driving 79 mph in a 60 mph zone, The Seattle Times reported, citing an arrest report.

Richard Sherman reportedly confessed to drinking two margaritas before his DUI arrest

Sherman, a cornerback, won the Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawk in 2014 

Per the report, he told Washington State Police troopers that he had consumed two margaritas. While refusing to take a breathalyzer test, he agreed to voluntary tests, and the troopers saw signs that Sherman was under the influence, The Times said.

According to CNN, Sherman also had 'bloodshot and watery eyes' when he was pulled over by police. 

A member of the NFL's all-decade team for the 2010a, Sherman was a five-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time first-team All-Pro defensive back.

Selected in the fifth round by Seattle out of Stanford, he played 11 NFL seasons for the Seahawks (2011-17), San Francisco 49ers (2018-20) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2021). 

He recorded 37 interceptions, returned three for touchdowns, forced five fumbles and recovered seven while totaling 495 tackles in 144 games (136 starts).

The leader of the Seahawks' 'Legion of Boom' secondary, he won Super Bowl XLVIII with Seattle over the Denver Broncos in the 2013 season.

The 35-year-old is expected to make a court appearance on Monday, at which point a judge can decide whether to grant bail

Sherman has been an analyst for Amazon Prime Thursday night pregame and postgame shows for two seasons, and he joined Fox Sports' 'Undisputed' talk show in 2023.

He pleaded guilty on March 7, 2022, to first-degree negligent driving, second-degree criminal trespass and speeding in a construction zone in a July 2021 incident in Redmond, Wash., a Seattle suburb. 

According to media reports, he received a 90-day suspended sentence with two years of monitored supervision, and the two-year period has not expired.