... but let's not act like his handshake and butt pat were totally loving gestures. He knew racing up to dude right after the play ended and offering the handshake would fuck with Crabtree's head and piss him off.

Which I'm fine with. And Crabtree shouldn't have shoved him regardless. But Sherman wasn't doing it as an earnest gesture of setting aside bad blood. He was doing it because it's the single safest way to fuck with your opponent while also covering your own ass.

I don't see how people can pretend like Sherman isn't a savvy motherfucker.