Richard Sherman has had a rough debut season with the San Francisco 49ers. With injuries hurting the Niners hard, they’re just 1-6 on the season and look set to get another high draft pick.

With less than a week left before the trade deadline, this would be an ideal time for the 49ers to sell off potential assets like Sherman, who could still help a contender in need of another reliable cornerback.

However, Sherman doesn’t expect to go anywhere. He says the 49ers haven’t approached his agent (which is himself) about a potential trade and expects to be part of the team’s future plans like they said he would be.

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“They haven’t. Haven’t reached out to my agent, obviously, and expressed anything,” Sherman said per Kirk Larrabee of 247Sports. “They’ve said since I came here that I was part of the future plans, at least for the next couple years, and that’s the way we see it. That’s the way I see it.”

Sherman signed a three-year deal worth up to $39.15 million with the 49ers in the offseason. There was some initial skepticism as to whether Sherman would be able to live up to that contract after suffering a serious Achilles injury last season. But halfway through the season, he’s proven that he’s still capable of playing at a high level.

The same can’t be said for the rest of the 49ers secondary, which has been a major weakness of the team this season. The hope is that Sherman’s presence can help mentor those younger players and help them improve in the coming seasons.