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Richard Sherman and the San Francisco 49ers will face his former team in the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football. Ahead of Monday night’s game, Sherman avoided making any negative comments while speaking about his former team. “It’s another game,” Sherman said, calmly, this week. “It’s a division game. It’s definitely more meaningful in that […]

The Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers will battle in a pivotal NFC West showdown on Monday night, and Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner thinks that a certain former Seattle cornerback will be particularly fired up for this game: “I’m pretty sure he wants to beat us,” Wagner said of Richard Sherman, according to Jennifer Lee […]

The San Francisco 49ers are coming off of a 28-25 win against the Arizona Cardinals helping their record reach 8-0. As much as some players would be fired up about this win and celebrating, All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman felt a different type of way. He expressed that the team “let [themselves] down,” with him included. […]

The NFL season is roughly half complete and it’s abundantly clear that the NFC is far superior to the AFC. There are five NFC teams with six or more wins, while the 8-0 New England Patriots are the only team in the AFC with more than five victories. The Patriots and San Francisco 49ers (7-0) […]

The San Francisco 49ers have received great production from Nick Bosa this season. As a result, Richard Sherman believes that the rookie deserves consideration for 2019 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. “Right now, he should be in line for defensive MVP,” Sherman said, via Michael David Smith of NBC Sports. Sherman expanded on the […]

The San Francisco 49ers came away with a 9-0 win over the Washington Redskins on Sunday to improve to 6-0 on the season, but afterward, 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman was not in a great mood. Why? Because of the field conditions at FedEx Field. It wasn’t the first time Sherman played on a rough surface […]

Many players in the league had some notable reactions to the blockbuster trade of Jalen Ramsey going to the Los Angeles Rams. One of the names that chose to chime in was outspoken cornerback, Richard Sherman. #49ers CB Richard Sherman says CB Jalen Ramsey is in a quite enviable position after his trade to the […]

The Los Angeles Rams technically had a home-field advantage on Sunday in the Coliseum, but it sure didn’t feel like it. The San Francisco 49ers faithful came out in the masses to support their undefeated team. The result: an already red stadium filled with 49ers fans donning the same color. 49ers players took notice of […]

Richard Sherman is a big part of the San Francisco 49ers defense but he claims that before he signed with his new team, he was offered a chance to be apart of the Monday Night Football crew with ESPN. Sherman told Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area that during the 2018 offseason he was […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman has done a 180 and now says that Baker Mayfield deserves an apology as a result of #HandshakeGate. After Monday’s game, Sherman claimed that Mayfield wouldn’t shake his hand during the pregame and that fired him up. So Richard Sherman claims Baker Mayfield refused to shake his hand at […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman made headlines for blasting Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield’s snub during the pregame handshake. However, videos have now surfaced showing the two dap each other up prior to the coin toss. Former NFL punter Pat McAfee posted the proof of the handshake on social media. Richard Sherman has since […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman said he was annoyed at Baker Mayfield’s alleged pregame handshake snub. After the coin toss when captains shake hands, Sherman claimed that Mayfield refused to shake his hand. “What’s amazing, and annoying, was him not shaking hands at the beginning,” Sherman told Mike Silver of NFL.com. “That’s some college […]

The San Francisco 49ers defense is looking to make a statement on “Monday Night Football” against the Cleveland Browns. That statement: they can hang with anybody. In the first quarter, they certainly looked like they can; frustrating quarterback Baker Mayfield and getting a pick out of him. .@nbsmallerbear brings the pressure, @RSherman_25 picks off Mayfield! […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman is a fan of California’s “Fair Pay to Play Act” and he hopes that it destroys the NCAA. On Monday, Gavin Newsom signed into law the Fair Pay to Play Act which allows student athletes to earn money for their likeness, names, and images starting in 2023. The law […]

The Chicago Bears faced the Minnesota Vikings in a Week 4 matchup of NFC North rivals on Sunday. To no one’s surprise, Khalil Mack sent Richard Sherman of the San Francisco 49ers and everyone else in the NFL a strong message. The Bears won 16-6 and forced three fumbles, sacking Kirk Cousins six times. 1.5 […]

The San Francisco 49ers are 3-0, but are they any good? While they are undefeated, San Francisco’s opponents are a combined 1-8, as pointed out by a Sacramento Bee article. That article, which points to the 49ers’ lack of intimidating competition, essentially points to the questioning of how good the team is, despite being undefeated. […]

With the number of trade demands and seeking bigger pay, players have a lot more power than ever before. Some are starting to be worried over the excessive want to be moved from their team to a better one and creating a power shift. Especially with some of the bizarre moves that have already happened […]

Several big-name players have already been moved, and by the week it seems like more and more marquee players are taking their careers into their own hands. Just because impact performers like Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon, Washington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams, and Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey have requested to be […]

Week 1 of the 2019 NFL season has come and gone. Rather than overreacting to every teams’ first taste of game action, let’s unpack an uneven opening weekend — which saw seven contests decided by at least 14 points. Here are the 10 statistics that encapsulated the first week of the NFL year, the league’s […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman has faced his fair share of talented receivers over his legendary career. However, one who stands out wears the Green Bay Packers’ green and gold: Davante Adams. Davante Adams, a two-time Pro Bowler, recently earned recognition from Sherman for being an extremely talented force on the gridiron. In a […]

The talk about an 18-game regular-season schedule has been talked about a lot this offseason, but San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman still thinks it has very little chance of happening. Sherman is an NFLPA executive committee, so he has a pretty good idea about how the players feel about the issues and if talks […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman was a key part of the “Legion of Boom” with the Seattle Seahawks, and sees some similarities to this year’s defense that he has apart of. Sherman said on NFL Network’s Inside Training Camp Live over the weekend that it may have taken more than a year but he […]

During the Legion of Boom era, the Seattle Seahawks locker room was notoriously close-knit, and many of the players often joked around and were highly competitive. With their practices and get-togethers often the stuff of stories, there’s bound to be some love still lingering, and judging by Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett’s latest comments, that seems […]

Richard Sherman is now known for the player he used to be as much for the one as he currently is. That’s not necessarily a slight to the San Francisco 49ers cornerback, either, but more a reflection of just how dominant he was during his prime with the Seattle Seahawks. If at least a portion […]

There is plenty of speculation regarding the severity of the Achilles injury suffered by Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant. It seems San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman has an idea of what could be bothering him. Durant suffered the injury during Game 5 after making his return from a calf strain. Sherman gave his […]

Jimmy Garoppolo is still working back from an ACL but his San Francisco 49ers teammate Richard Sherman has been impressed with what the throws he is making. The 49ers were working 7-on-7 drills and Sherman saw just how well Garoppolo was slinging it. “Jim was threading it today,” Sherman said via NBC Sports. “He got […]

This is the first offseason in a few years that 49ers star Richard Sherman hasn’t been recovering from a major injury, and it has made a huge difference in his training. A few years ago, he was dealing with an MCL injury, and last season he was coming off an Achilles injury. This season he […]

Richard Sherman played together at Stanford, then won a Super Bowl as members of the Seattle Seahawks. After Baldwin announced his retirement,  Sherman, the now-San Francisco 49ers cornerback took time to honor his former teammate. The Seahawks released Baldwin and Kam Chancellor on Thursday after failed physicals, but that doesn’t take away from their status […]

The San Francisco 49ers ranked 11th in passing defense this past season, but they also allowed 35 touchdowns through the air, the second-worst mark in the NFL. Obviously, you would think the 49ers would then make a concerted effort to address the secondary during the offseason, but they only made one adjustment, signing free-agent cornerback […]

To fit into the San Francisco 49ers’ locker room, all Nick Bosa has to do is make good on the promise of his talent. That’s what veteran cornerback Richard Sherman believes, as Bosa enters the NFL after drama surrounding past social media habits, which he deleted before the draft. Critics say Bosa had been writing […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman is currently gearing up for his second go-around in the Bay Area after initially establishing himself as one of the best in the league as a member of the Seattle Seahawks. After signing a three-year free agent contract en route to joining the 49ers last offseason, Sherman encountered quite […]

The San Francisco 49ers secondary struggled last year, but general manager John Lynch still has high hopes for them this year, and that starts with Richard Sherman having a bounce back year. There were thoughts the team might go after someone like Earl Thomas to help shore up the secondary, but instead, they decided to […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman brought a sense of stability in his first season with the team. It appears they are expecting even bigger things from him moving forward. Sherman dealt with his fair share of injuries in the 2018 NFL season. According to Albert Breer of the Monday Morning Quarterback column, he was […]

Newly-adopted player-safety rules, while wholly necessary, already make one aspect of the job asked of defensive backs close to impossible. The last thing defenders playing in open space need is for the league to make it even harder for them to prevent catches in the first place, when tackling receivers after they’ve caught the ball […]

It’s possible Richard Sherman could have his work cut out for him with the San Francisco 49ers this year — in training camp, even. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said at the NFL owners meeting this week that there should be some “heavy” competition at each position, including Sherman’s starting cornerback spot, where he had a […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman has been vocal about his thoughts since his career began. It is part of his charm. He brought it back recently to defend the NFL. Recently, Pro Football Talk wrote about the players and league being at odds with the new CBA getting set to expire in less than […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman seems to be pushing for a Legion of Boom reunion in the Bay but said that for it to happen the right price needs to be paid. Sherman made it clear that there is a serious interest for Thomas and the fit makes perfect sense. “There’s serious interest. There’s […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman may be trying to sway his former teammate Earl Thomas to come play in the bay area, but Thomas may have other plans. Just bumped into Richard Sherman who continues to recruit former teammate and soon-to-be FA Earl Thomas. Said the Cowboys will be very much in the mix […]

Richard Sherman is not the player he once was, but that hardly means his voice carries no weight in the football world. The four-time Pro Bowler published a scathing critique of the NFL’s concussion policy in the San Francisco Chronicle on Monday, pushing back on the notion that the league is putting concerns about the […]