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San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman has always been a vocal leader for civil rights in the United States, and with that being back in the forefront, he has been impressed with how NFL players have handled it. On Memorial Day, George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, something that has led to […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman took to Twitter on Sunday to address the death of George Floyd on Monday in Minneapolis. Sherman lamented having to speak about the death of another unarmed Black American, also stating “Basic fairness and justice is all that has been asked for and it has not been given.” Unarmed […]

California took its first step toward a potential return to pro sports after governor Gavin Newsom announced that events will be allowed to take place without fans the first week of June. It appears the declaration is not sitting too well with San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman. Newsom plans on easing the restrictions placed […]

The San Francisco 49ers are three months removed from their devastating loss in the Super Bowl and some are still placing the blame on Jimmy Garoppolo. On the other hand, Richard Sherman doesn’t blame Garoppolo for his performance in the Super Bowl. “Jimmy played fine,” the 49ers cornerback Sherman said on KNBR, via the Sacramento […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman was once the biggest enemy of his current team. Then playing for rivals Seattle Seahawks, Sherman was no stranger into getting into a war of words with his opponents. In the case of his former 49ers teammate Joe Staley, it’s no different. Speaking on KNBR’s Murph and Mac Show […]

The San Francisco 49ers made a splash with the acquisition of left tackle Trent Williams. Although the move to add Williams was certainly understandable, there had been plenty of speculation regarding how this would sit with cornerback Richard Sherman. After all, the two have had their fair share of misunderstandings in the past. According to […]

The San Francisco 49ers acquired offensive tackle Trent Williams in a trade with the Washington Redskins over the weekend, and 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman welcomed his new teammate (and former foe) to the Bay: Lmao 😅😅 @TrentW71 welcome…. I’m gonna need a rematch https://t.co/c7zJDeUfG3 — Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) April 25, 2020 Both Sherman and 49ers […]

The time of the year when Wonderlic scores for incoming prospects for the NFL Draft are taken out of proportion has commenced. In defense of the prospects, Richard Sherman of the San Francisco 49ers revealed how the Wonderlic test really works. Yea the wonderlic is taken at a time where guys have little to no […]

The Seattle Seahawks have seven picks in the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft. Three of those picks are in the first two rounds. Every year, the draft offers the chance for teams to add a plethora of talent and depth to their team. No team is perfect when it comes to evaluating and drafting talent. However, […]

Veteran cornerback Quinton Dunbar was traded from the Washington Redskins to the Seattle Seahawks earlier this offseason. Despite being forced to switch teams in addition to making his way all the way across the country in the process, Dunbar is definitely joining a franchise that is ready to win now as opposed to one that […]

Richard Sherman put together a spectacular season with the San Francisco 49ers in 2019 and the organization is rewarding him for it. According to ESPN’s Field Yates, Sherman is receiving a bonus despite missing the incentive mark this past season. Source: the 49ers gave All-Pro CB Richard Sherman a $1M signing bonus to account for […]

San Francisco 49ers standout cornerback Richard Sherman doesn’t think Darius Slay gets enough attention for how good of a player he is. Sherman thinks Slay sometimes doesn’t get the attention he should be getting because of the team he is playing on, and the struggles the rest of the defense have. “Slay doesn’t get enough […]

A couple of years ago, Richard Sherman’s career appeared to be going downhill. The cornerback had suffered a torn Achilles midway through the 2017 campaign with the Seattle Seahawks, and that ensuing offseason, the Seahawks allowed him to walk to the San Francisco 49ers via free agency as a result. Given that a torn Achilles is […]

Richard Sherman has played in three Super Bowls in his NFL career. While he won his first appearance as a member of the Seattle Seahawks back in February 2014, the last two have ended in gut-wrenching defeats. The year after his first championship, Sherman and the Seahawks were dealt a devastating loss at the hands […]

Veteran cornerback Richard Sherman is back in the Super Bowl, playing in the big game for the San Francisco 49ers against the Kansas City Chiefs after winning a title with the Seattle Seahawks in 2013-14. Still, one week after Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant perished in a helicopter crash with his daughter and seven […]

The NFL has been discussing ways to possibly extend the regular season and the NFLPA is holding a meeting on Thursday to discuss the matter. Richard Sherman of the San Francisco 49ers called out the ‘hypocrisy’ of the NFL for wanting to add more games. “I think it’s the owners using the media in the […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman is set to take part in yet another Super Bowl. The outcome could have been vastly different had he opted to sign with the Detroit Lions as a free agent prior to the 2018 campaign. The Lions were reportedly set offer Richard Sherman a richer contract than what the […]

San Francisco 49ers star cornerback Richard Sherman wanted to put Jim Harbaugh out of the league. When Harbaugh was the coach of the 49ers, Sherman made many comments about the organization as a member of the Seattle Seahawks. But according to Sherman, those were all directed at the coach: “I wanted to put him out […]

With the Kansas City Chiefs getting set to play the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl this Sunday, one Chiefs defensive back is paying respects to a 49ers defensive back. Kansas City safety Tyrann Mathieu, who spent his early days with the Arizona Cardinals, is very familiar with San Francisco cornerback Richard Sherman and […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are now amping up their preparation for the Super Bowl, but that doesn’t mean that players won’t be allowed to feel excited about the game anymore. Tyreek Hill, in particular, is looking forward to potentially trading jerseys with San Fransico 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman once the game is done and dealt […]

Richard Sherman and the San Francisco 49ers are set to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl this week. Unfortunately, the sports world is dealing with the loss of an all-time legend in Kobe Bryant. The Los Angeles Lakers’ legend was tragically killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday morning in California. […]

Throughout the season, plenty of people have scrutinized the play of Jimmy Garoppolo. Nevertheless, he led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl. With the Super Bowl being a week from Sunday, Richard Sherman called the critics of Garoppolo ‘idiots’. The veteran quarterback spoke with Bleacher Report about Super Bowl 54 and Garoppolo’s name […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman doesn’t think he would go to the White House if they were able to get by the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl.  Asked by Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle if the 49ers would go, Sherman replied: “I haven’t thought about it. We’ve got a long […]

Darrelle Revis and Richard Sherman are two of the best cornerbacks in recent NFL history. The two also don’t seem to like each other very much, as they recently got into a Twitter spat over differences in style of play. Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen wants to get into the conversation. In response […]

The San Francisco 49ers cemented their status as the best team in the NFC by systematically dismantling the Green Bay Packers, and the defense had a lot to do with their success. However, Darrelle Revis felt compelled to call out Ricard Sherman for his talent not matching the standards of his teammates. Revis Island went […]

Darrelle Revis, one of the best man-to-man cornerbacks in NFL history, did not enjoy Richard Sherman’s performance in the San Francisco 49ers’ NFC Championship win over the Green Bay Packers. Why? The scheme Sherman plays in with the 49ers. Sherman, since his days with the Seattle Seahawks, has played comfortably in a Cover 3 scheme, […]

For the third time in his storied NFL career, Richard Sherman will go to the Super Bowl. For the first time in his storied NFL career, he will do so as a member of the San Francisco 49ers. By defeating the Green Bay Packers 37-24 in the NFC Championship, the 49ers are set up to […]

Nick Bosa delivered a blindside block on Brian O’Neill in the San Francisco 49ers-Minnesota Vikings divisional round matchup. After the league looked into the play, the NFL has fined Bosa for his blindside block versus the Vikings. The play occurred when Kirk Cousins targeted Adam Thielen and was intercepted by Richard Sherman. While Sherman began […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman wears his heart on his sleeve, which is a big reason why he has found as much success as he has. Back in 2018 when Sherman signed with the 49ers, he said that he felt he would be back in the Super Bowl hunt soon, a notion that people […]

The NFL Divisional Round featured a defensive masterpiece, a shocking upset and a historic comeback. Playoff records were broken and new franchise marks were set. To best recap a wild playoff weekend, let’s look at the 15 most dominant players from the NFL Divisional Round. 1. Patrick Mahomes The reigning MVP engineered an offensive outburst […]

Earlier this season, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman ripped Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield for not shaking his hand before their Week 5 matchup. But it turned out that Sherman made the whole thing up, as video evidence showed that Mayfield did, in fact, dap Sherman up before the matchup, and Sherman later apologized […]

The Cleveland Browns have revealed Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski is set to become their next head coach. It is safe to say that San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman is not a fan of the hiring. The vacancy had reportedly come down to a two-man race between Stefanski and 49ers defensive coordinator Robert […]

Kirk Cousins doesn’t like that. Richard Sherman likes that. Midway through third quarter of the San Francisco 49ers’ drubbing of the Minnesota Vikings in the divisional round, Richard made his mark on the postseason again. Sherman intercepted Cousins third-and-9 while covering receiver Adam Thielen. After doing so, he pulled off Cousin’s signature “you like that!” […]

As the San Francisco 49ers look to advance to the NFC Championship Game for the first time in six years, Richard Sherman just pulled off a throwback. That would be because the five-time Pro Bowler made Minnesota Vikings QB Kirk Cousins pay on this pass. As Cousins was looking for Adam Thielen, Sherman picked off […]

The San Francisco 49ers have a bye week in the first round of the playoffs, but Richard Sherman still spent it playing defense. In an argument on Twitter, ProFootballTalk claims it’ll take Sherman to court for ‘lies.’ That's the truth I'm going to tell. And if you keep telling that lie maybe we can hash […]

San Francisco 49ers veteran Richard Sherman clapped back at his critics Friday after he was named to the NFL’s second All-Pro team. Sherman received a lot of heat for negotiating his own contract back in 2018 because it involved a lot of incentive-based qualifiers. Richard Sherman bet on himself and it worked, earning him an […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman received some heat for negotiating his own contract, but it has paid off in a big way. On Friday, Sherman was named to the All-Pro second team which earns him a $2 million incentive according to Field Yates of ESPN. Sherman also earned a $1 million incentive in December […]

It’s been a great season for the San Francisco 49ers as they are heavy favorites to win the Super Bowl this season. Richard Sherman is also having a great year as he’s set to receive a $1 million bonus in spite of falling short of the playing time benchmark. There was a clause in his […]

The Los Angeles Rams will have to make the small trip down the road to square off against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 16. The two teams met earlier this season with San Francisco stifling the Rams en route to a 20-7 victory. The Rams come into this game hanging onto their playoff hopes […]