Should the Bills Make a run at Richard Sherman?

Added the 33-year-old: "I’ve got a decade of character and tape to be judged off of. If you’re judging me off of a momentary lapse, I’m probably not the player for you either way.”

Sherman claims the incident was "an eye-opener" and led to him getting the psychological help that he needed to deal with a "crossroads" in his personal life.

Football is another story, he insists.

"When I get on the field, football is one of those things you can do in your sleep," he said. "I can wake up out of the bed and be ready to [play] football."

Sherman may be right about that. What's more, he may be a perfect fit for the zone coverage schemes coach Sean McDermott and defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier routinely employ. 

Perhaps no player understands zone concepts better than Sherman, who thrived in Seattle coach Pete Carroll's Cover 3 and has been a voracious student of the game throughout his career.

If the Bills are interested in Sherman, the question is what they would have to do to squeeze him onto their loaded roster, because it's doubtful they'd want to part ways with any of the five cornerbacks on the active roster now, and rookie wide receiver Marquez Stevenson will be eligible to come off the injured reserve list as early as next week.

Plus, the Bills seem to be happy with the play of Levi Wallace, the starter on the outside opposite two-time Pro Bowl selection Tre'Davious White. Opponents tend to target Wallace more, and he responded with his fifth career interception last Sunday in a 35-0 demolition of the Miami Dolphins.

So lots to ponder, but Sherman could be worth some consideration if only to keep other bona fide Super Bowl contenders like the 49ers and Tampa Bay Bucs from getting him.