San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman will reportedly miss the next few games. A hamstring injury is affecting the former Super Bowl champion. Per ESPN's Nick Wagoner on Twitter, head coach Kyle Shanahan announced Sherman is “likely” out a couple of weeks.
#49ers CB Richard Sherman has a hamstring strain. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Sherman is likely to be out a couple of weeks.
— Nick Wagoner (@nwagoner) December 9, 2019
Sherman, 31, underwent an MRI today to examine the sore hamstring following Sunday's whirlwind of a game, resulting in a road win for the 49ers against the New Orleans Saints, set up by a last-second field goal from kicker Robbie Gould.
This time last week, however, the nine-year veteran defensive back had a noticeable limp after the Baltimore Ravens defeat. Nevertheless, the four-time Pro-Bowl cornerback, in his second season with San Francisco, was in the lineup on Sunday against the Saints, recording seven tackles in the NFC powerhouse matchup.
Before the game the former Seattle Seahawks standout CB claimed he'd be ready for the Saints game.
“I’ll be ready,” Sherman said at the podium, via ProFootballTalk. “I appreciate it. I’m an old man. Sometimes it takes a second. I might not practice every day this week, but I’ll be ready to go Sunday.”
Sherman was a fifth-round selection from the 2011 NFL Draft by the Seahawks out of Stanford. The once-loud defensive back used to be known as a core member of the “Legion of Boom,” which helped Seattle build a reputation around its tough defense, leading to two Super Bowl trips and one Lombardi Trophy hoist.
Sherman joined the 49ers in 2018, signing a three-year, nearly $40 million contract with the Bay Area franchise. Should Sherman miss the rest of the regular season and be ready for the playoffs for San Francisco, he wouldn't get another chance to play his ex-team, the Seahawks, in Week 17.
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