De La Salle DB Sherman headed to Cornell and chance to ‘help other people’

Kandakai Sherman Jr. wants to tackle more than running backs and receivers. The De La Salle Collegiate safety plans to major in global development while playing football at Cornell University. “I want to help other people,” Sherman said. Sherman’s parents are from Liberia, a country of almost 5 million on the West African coast. Their upbringing, Sherman said, “Humbled them and motivated them to work harder when they came to the United States.” Two years ago, Kandakai Jr. visited Liberia, “one of the world’s poorest countries,” according to Wikipedia. “I’ve seen it for myself. It motivated me to work hard…