Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is hopeful that his unborn son will do him a favour by not arriving until after he has played in the Super Bowl on Sunday.

Sherman's girlfriend has travelled to Arizona to be with the 26-year-old throughout the week of the Super Bowl, but is due to give birth any time during the next couple of weeks, leaving the All-Pro with an extremely difficult decision to make.

"He's not supposed to come Sunday," Sherman told reporters. "Obviously that'd change some things, but I think he's going to be a disciplined young man and stay in there until after the game.

"He's gonna do his father his first favour and stay in there for another week or two, but I've thought about the possibility of him coming during the game and coming before the game and we have things in place in case that happens.

"And, you know, we'll cross that bridge when we get there, but, you know, I obviously did not know it was a topic of national debate, honestly. You know, I'd not like to miss the birth of my first son, my first kid, but, you know, thankfully and hopefully and God willing we won't have to cross that bridge."

The Seahawks take on the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl in Glendale on Sunday.