His latest update from Richard Sherman is not exciting, but intriguing for family reasons.
Sherman believes his time with the 49ers is over, something he said in December and earlier this month. Now he’s telling us why he thinks he’s leaving San Francisco next month.
“It was pretty clear,” Sherman said this week of his conversations with 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch via Sacramento Bee. “It was a good conversation, nothing crazy. Just a good conversation about where they are and where I am, and their plans. We were both very positive and as good as you can be in a situation like this.”
At 32 and at the end of a three-year contract signed in 2018, Sherman just doesn’t fit into the 49ers anymore. Add to that the projection of the lowest salary cap that is forcing teams from across the league to say goodbye to veterans, and it’s understandable why he and the 49ers bosses are on the same page and split amicably, closing what Sherman called it “an incredible chapter in my career.”
Even if the 49ers were not dealing with lowering the limit, it would not be a guarantee that San Francisco would bring Sherman back. The veteran struggled with calf problems in 2020, playing just five games and recording an interception. He would still carry a ton of value with his presence in the locker room, however, that the 49ers will miss – and a team with a secondary need and space to spend will be welcome.
For now, it’s a matter of letting the days go by before Sherman moves elsewhere. It looks like their tone and the team’s outlook will not change until the new league year begins.