DeAngelo Hall and Richard Sherman Square Off On Twitter

By now you must have heard about the Twitter beef last night between the Redskins DeAngelo Hall and Richard Sherman. What started as some casual banter quickly turned into a full-blown back-and-forth between two of the league’s most outspoken defensive backs. For fans, it was peak entertainment: two Pro Bowl corners trading barbs in real time, and giving us an unfiltered look at their competitive fire.

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It was fun. It was very 2014. It was… epic…

Hall and Sherman have locked horns in the past, but here is where it appears to have begun last night…

@RSherman_25 I know you can’t wait for your turn young fella. Stay patience and keep working.

— DeAngelo Hall (@DeAngeloHall23) March 13, 2014

And then further to that…

I can’t lie @RSherman_25 the world wants to see you lock up with guys like @Bigplaycj @DezBryant @ajgreen_18 all game long. I do too!!!!!!

— DeAngelo Hall (@DeAngeloHall23) March 13, 2014

Note the “mention” here of Darrell Green and Deion Sanders – it is significant later on…

@DeAngeloHall23 we all do. Just make sure it’s a rare occurrence ….

— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 13, 2014

@DeAngeloHall23 hahaha well I have yet to see anyone follow anyone and have the kind of years I’ve had..So enjoy that… My team enjoys wins

— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 14, 2014

@DeAngeloHall23 been tough on u huh lol

— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 14, 2014

@RSherman_25 it’s easy to say that when you covering Ducks on one side of the field. Ask my old sidekick Nnamdi he out the league already.

— DeAngelo Hall (@DeAngeloHall23) March 14, 2014

@DeAngeloHall23 I checked ya film! It was rough…. Have some pride bout ya play

— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 14, 2014

@DeAngeloHall23 I just see a lot of Ls

— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 14, 2014

Was hall softening here? If you check the times of these tweets, Hall was likely sending the below, while Sherman was firing the above barbs…

@RSherman_25 yeah you right your team is great man. Can’t argue that. @Kam_Chancellor @Earl_Thomas they the Best in the biz.

— DeAngelo Hall (@DeAngeloHall23) March 14, 2014

@DeAngeloHall23 ain’t never disrespected u…. U coming with this nonsense …..gonna be tough on ya

— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 14, 2014

@DeAngeloHall23 Hahahahagaga …..make sure u keep getting cut and being a busy who occasionally gets lucky

— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 14, 2014

@DeAngeloHall23 let me know when u ever have an 8 pick season…. Please….I’ll be awaiting that call

— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 14, 2014

@DeAngeloHall23 I won’t pray I get beat like a drum…. I will just keep doing what I’m doing… Playing at a high level

— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 14, 2014

@DeAngeloHall23 is that all u had that season?

— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 14, 2014

Ochocinco comes to save the day!!!

@DeAngeloHall23 @RSherman_25 Both of you are great at what you do, case closed!!!!!

— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) March 14, 2014

@DeAngeloHall23 so what’s the beef about?

— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 14, 2014

Ochocinco tries again…

@DeAngeloHall23 @RSherman_25 Y’all get together and steal little nuances from each other’s game and continue to dominate.

— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) March 14, 2014

@ochocinco @RSherman_25 you win some you lose some. But you get that respect for doing it. And you get that money. I want him to get paid

— DeAngelo Hall (@DeAngeloHall23) March 14, 2014

This was a great day! Thanks for the motivation! Needed it!

— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 14, 2014

@RSherman_25 no beef at all young fella. I’m a dog you bark at me I’m barking back PERIOD….

— DeAngelo Hall (@DeAngeloHall23) March 14, 2014

Finally, Darrell Green arrives to put out the fire…

@DeAngeloHall23 @RSherman_25 @DeionSanders Let’s start building each other up for a change, our kids need that and deserve that from us!

— Darrell Green (@darrellgreen28) March 14, 2014

Having been “mentioned” early on in the fracas, DG’s appearance wasn’t out of the blue, but it certainly was mildly surprising to those in virtual attendance. And it certainly had an immediate affect…

@darrellgreen28 your are totally right! My mistake… Shouldn’t have continued… Thank you

— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 14, 2014

In the end, Sherman deleted the tweets later on that night. He left this in it’s place…

To my followers sorry you all had to see that…. But if you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything!

— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 14, 2014

The Hall–Sherman Twitter beef was classic NFL drama — part trash talk, part theater, and 100% fun for fans. Both players typically back up their words on the field, but moments like this make them stand out as personalities as much as playmakers. Plus, Twitter never forgets.

All on a Thursday night in the offseason?

Epic.