Richard Sherman, Seattle's colorful cornerback who leads the league with 11 passes knocked down, made headlines this week when he changed his Twitter handle to "Optimus Prime," in honor of Sunday's Transformers-worthy matchup with Megatron, All-Pro Detroit receiver Calvin Johnson.
Actor Peter Cullen is the voice of Optimus Prime of the 'Transformers' feature films and cartoons, and I was able to reach him through our mutual friend, Brent Weirick.
Cullen, in turn, called Sherman and — in his Optimus Prime voice — wished him luck against the Lions.
