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Will baby's birth keep Sherman out of Super Bowl?

Richard Sherman has contingency plans in place should his girlfriend give birth to their first child - a son - before Sunday's Super Bowl against New England.

Sherman doesn't seem worried about the potential arrival of his son interfering with his chances at winning a second straight Super Bowl title. He's expecting his son to be cooperative from birth.

"He's not supposed to come on Sunday. Obviously that would change some things. But I think he's going to be a disciplined young man and stay in there until after the game. He's going to do his father his first favor and stay in there for another week or two," Sherman said on Thursday.

"But I've thought about the possibility of him coming during the game and coming before the game and we have things in place in case that happens and we'll cross that bridge when we get there. But I did not know it was a topic of national debate, honestly. I would not like to miss the birth of my first son, my first kid. Thankfully, hopefully and God willing we won't have to cross that bridge."

Sherman revealed the pending birth of his son earlier this week in a first-person article for The MMQB.

Sherman also had no reservations about the idea of his son playing football in the future.

"Football teaches you discipline and helps you develop a sense of leadership and courage and camaraderie among your friends and teammates," Sherman said. "It also shows you how to work with the group, how to depend on one another, how to trust someone to do their job and how to be dependable, to do your job. There are a lot of aspects of football that people don't talk about, and these are the things you learn and they are essential throughout your life."

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