Seattle Seahawks Star Unsure if He’ll Skip Super Bowl for Son’s Birth

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Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman said he has not thought about the possibility of skipping the Super Bowl for the birth of his son, ESPN’s Josh Weinfuss reports.

Sherman’s girlfriend, Ashley Moss, is pregnant with their first child and expected to give birth within the next week. She is in Arizona and Sherman did not say if he would miss the Super Bowl to be with her during labor if it overlaps with the game.

“We’ll cross that bridge when we get there,” Sherman said. “We’re not thinking about the possibility.”

Sherman also said they have already picked a name, but aren’t ready to reveal it.

In 2013, Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco skipped his son’s birth to play in a Week 2 game against the Cleveland Browns. Former NFL head coach Herm Edwards missed the birth of his son in 1981 to play in a game, but said he would understand if Sherman skipped the Super Bowl, NJ.com’s Randy Miller reports.

In baseball, Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy skipped the first two games last season to see his son’s birth, and Mark McGwire didn’t play in the final two games of the 1987 season to see his son’s birth and finished with 49 home runs.

Sherman’s status for the game was temporarily in doubt after he injured his elbow during the NFC title game against the Green Bay Packers, but he completed treatment for the injury earlier this week.

The Seahawks will try to win their second straight Super Bowl on Sunday against the New England Patriots.

This article originally appeared on SI.com.

The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos From a Football Classic

The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. The Kansas City Chiefs wait to take the field against the Packers prior to the start of Super Bowl I, Los Angeles, 1967.Bill Ray—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Kansas City's Fletcher Smith, with the Green Bay Packers massed behind him, prior to the start of Super Bowl I, Los Angeles, 1967.Bill Ray—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Green Bay's Jerry Kramer - a tremendous offensive lineman who, incredibly (and shamefully), was never inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Ñ in Super Bowl I, 1967.Art Rickerby—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Super Bowl I, 1967.Art Rickerby—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Green Bay's Elijah Pitts eludes Kansas City defenders, Super Bowl I, 1967.Art Rickerby—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Chiefs linebacker E. J. Holub, Super Bowl I, 1967.Bill Ray—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Packers head coach Vince Lombardi, Super Bowl I, 1967.Bill Ray—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Green Bay wide receiver Max McGee, Super Bowl I, 1967. His line for the game: seven receptions, 138 yards, two TDs.Art Rickerby—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Green Bay QB and game MVP Bart Starr, Super Bowl I, 1967.Art Rickerby—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Super Bowl I, 1967.Art Rickerby—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Elijah Pitts (#22) running the Packers' "power sweep," Super Bowl I, 1967.Art Rickerby—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Tight end Reggie Carolan in the Chiefs' locker room, Super Bowl I, 1967.Bill Ray—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Kansas City defensive lineman Jerry Mays prior to Super Bowl I, 1967.Bill Ray—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Quarterback Len Dawson in the Chiefs' locker room, Super Bowl I, 1967.Bill Ray—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Kansas City sideline, Super Bowl I, 1967.Bill Ray—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Super Bowl I, 1967.Art Rickerby—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Green Bay receiver Carroll Dale hit by the Chiefs' Willie Mitchell, Super Bowl I, 1967.Art Rickerby—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Green Bay's Jim Taylor (#31), Super Bowl I, 1967.Art Rickerby—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Kansas City's injured Fred Williamson carried off the field, Super Bowl I, 1967.Bill Ray—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Kansas City head coach Hank Stram, Super Bowl I, 1967.Bill Ray—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Paul Hornung (#5), a future Hall of Famer who did not play in the game due to injury, Super Bowl I, 1967.Art Rickerby—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Jim Taylor tackled by the Chiefs' Sherrill Headrick, Super Bowl I, 1967.Art Rickerby—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Jim Taylor, Super Bowl I, 1967. Packer lineman at left is the great Fuzzy Thurston.Art Rickerby—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Jim Taylor, Super Bowl I, 1967.Art Rickerby—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. On the Kansas City sideline, Super Bowl I, 1967.Bill Ray—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Fred "The Hammer" Williamson led from the field at the end of the first Super Bowl, 1967. Williamson broke his arm during the game.Bill Ray—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. Sherrill Headrick, Jerry Mays and other Kansas City Chiefs, Super Bowl I, 1967.Bill Ray—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic
Not published in LIFE. The Packers' Herb Adderley and Kansas City's tight end Fred Arbanas head to the lockers after Green Bay's 35-10 victory in Super Bowl I, Los Angeles, 1967.Bill Ray—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

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