The 49ers are going to have to dip into their cap space if they want to sign one of the league’s marquee free agents this offseason.
According to cornerback Richard Sherman, San Francisco has to outbid the Dallas Cowboys if they want his close friend and three-time All-Pro Earl Thomas patrolling the back end of the defense in 2019 and beyond. Thomas, a native of Orange, Texas, has already expressed an interest in joining the Cowboys following his messy divorce from the Seattle Seahawks, but he’s open to rejoining Sherman in the Bay Area.
“If the money’s equal, if all things are equal, he’s going to Dallas,” Sherman said from the NFL scouting combine Wednesday in Indianapolis.