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'Bulls—t': Former 49er blasts NFL MVP who called Brock Purdy 'game manager'

A little less than one year after creatively describing 49ers signal-caller Brock Purdy as a system quarterback during a national NFL broadcast, former San Francisco defensive back Richard Sherman is now surprisingly among Purdy’s staunchest defenders.

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And he sounds exhausted.

Appearing on FS1’s “Undisputed” Wednesday with former NFL wideout Keyshawn Johnson and hot-take juggernaut Skip Bayless, Sherman responded to a now viral, week-old YouTube clip of former NFL MVP Cam Newton calling Purdy a “game manager.”

“It’s bulls—t,” an exasperated Sherman said twice on air before Bayless apologized to viewers for the expletive.