Chargers News: Richard Sherman Reveals Bizarre Jim Harbaugh Training Method

Wrestling instead of weights? Former Stanford and NFL star details the unique training style of the Chargers' new head coach.

Richard Sherman never played for Jim Harbaugh in the NFL, but he did play for him at Stanford. 

Sherman joined the "GoJo and Golic" podcast on Thursday and discussed his former coach's strange training tactics from their days in Palo Alto.

"In college, you have winter conditioning and things like that and he may have guys wrestling and see who can take the sock off of a guy instead of doing the normal 6 a.m. drills," Sherman said. "You're like, 'I'm a corner that weighs 180 pounds and that's a 360-pound lineman and you want us to wrestle for a sock, I just don't feel like this is gonna go well but, I got ya. I'll do it."

"What is it like playing for Jim Harbaugh?" @mikegolicjr

"He's a different kind of guy. He hires great coaches. He's kind of quirky at times … He may have guys at 6am wrestling to see who can take a sock off a guy instead of drills or race for starting spots." ~ @RSherman_25 pic.twitter.com/MWFtpXvOUA

— GoJo and Golic (@GoJoandGolic) January 25, 2024

Sherman was recruited as a wide receiver and switched to cornerback after one season with Harbaugh at the helm. It has been documented that the two did not get along very well and Sherman's switch to defense was because of their poor relationship.

When Harbaugh left for the 49ers, he removed Sherman from their draft board which led him to Seattle in the fifth round. Sherman recently elaborated on this, per Michael Charles of The Messenger.

“I think it helped me tremendously,” Sherman said. “It was one of the biggest drivers and motivators for me on the days when you don’t feel like getting up and doing something and you don’t feel like going out and putting in the extra work. You remember the times nobody believed in you. You remember the times where you weren’t getting picked where you wanted to get picked. Where you weren’t seen in the way you wanted to be seen. You weren’t getting the respect you desired. It really fuels you to go out there and put in the work and put the extra time in and remind people who you say you are.”

Per Richard Sherman via The Messenger

Harbaugh agreed to a five-year contract with the Los Angeles Chargers on Wednesday, turning down an offer from Michigan that would have made him the highest-paid coach in college football.