The San Francisco 49ers signed cornerback Richard Sherman to a three-year contract prior to the start of free agency proper, and it means we should be expecting a lot of different things as a result. San Francisco was expected to be in on guys like Trumaine Johnson and Malcolm Butler, but instead are unlikely to pursue another big-name at the position, at least in free agency.
San Francisco’s deal with Sherman includes a lot of incentives and bonuses that rely on Sherman seeing the field and playing. Some of them even require him to play well — imagine that.