Richard Sherman believes that some fans dehumanize NFL players because of fantasy football, saying players "don't care about your fantasy team."

"I think a lot of people, a lot of fans out there have looked at players even less like people because of fantasy football and things like that," Sherman said. "You go and say, 'Oh man, this guy got hurt.'

"You're not thinking, 'Hey man, this guy got hurt -- he's really physically hurt and he's going to take time to recover and it's probably going to affect his mental state and his physical state and now he has a long, rigorous rehab.' You're thinking, 'Oh, man, he's messing up my fantasy team.'"

The cornerback's comments came in response to a postgame question about how players are affected when a teammate is injured.

Sherman's Seattle Seahawks teammate Chris Carson suffered a significant ankle injury on Sunday night.