What a difference a year makes. A year ago, the San Francisco 49ers signed Richard Sherman with the expectation he’d be the teams’ top cornerback. Sherman’s numbers were fine last year, but he wasn’t himself. You could tell that he didn’t have the same “juice” that you’re used to seeing when you watch the future Hall of Fame cornerback.
A year removed from an Achilles injury—where Sherman admitted he was playing around 80%—Sherman is already looking like his old self during training camp. By all accounts, “he’s back.” With the team not making any significant changes in the secondary, the Niners will need the best possible version of Sherman to succeed.