NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 9: Ras-I Dowling #21 of the New England Patriots (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
The New England Patriots are one of many teams that rue the day they passed up on former Stanford cornerback Richard Sherman.
After the Seattle Seahawks picked him in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft, Sherman embarked on a career that helped him make five Pro Bowls while earning three First-Team All-Pro selections.
The Patriots didn’t seem to think concerns about Sherman’s speed could be rectified, and they ended up using their second-round selection on Virginia cornerback Ras-I Dowling, a name that equally infuriates both Patriots fans and Sherman himself.