Former NFL Star Richard Sherman’s Bail Set at $5,000 Following Arrest for Suspicion of DUI

Former NFL Star Richard Sherman’s Bail Set at $5,000 Following Arrest for Suspicion of DUI
Host Richard Sherman appears on Amazon Prime's "Thursday Night Football" before an NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots in Pittsburgh on Dec. 7, 2023. Matt Freed/AP Photo
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SEATTLE—Bail was set at $5,000 on Monday for former NFL star Richard Sherman following his weekend arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence.

Mr. Sherman was pulled over just before 2 a.m. Saturday for driving 79 mph (127 kmh) in a 60 mph (97 kmh) zone on Interstate 405 south of Seattle, Washington State Patrol Trooper Jordan Hazzard-Thomas wrote in a probable cause statement. His eyes were bloodshot and watery, he smelled of intoxicants, and he declined to take a breath test, Hazzard-Thomas wrote.