So the 49ers glossed Garrett Celek as “Celek Time” and the name stuck. Well that’s not the only ridiculous name running around the 49ers facility.
Richard Sherman has been unable to participate in OTAs due to his achilles injury. This in turn has him helping coach up the defensive backs and position himself as a leader of the secondary. Well, the secondary has a name for him now: “Uncle Sherm.” Considering he’s not much older than them, Uncle Sherm seems a bit extreme, but it’s rather hilarious. How did this happen? Jackquiski Tartt explains (note: Sherman was in the room holding the podium up):
Tartt: “I’m gonna give that to AC—Adrian Colbert—made a post about it and we’ve called him “Uncle Sherm” since then.