The 7th oldest guy on the 49ers roster may be the team’s most successful player this season. And that could earn him a lot of money.
A lot of people shook their heads when Richard Sherman gave up an 18-yard pass to Minnesota’s Stefon Diggs on his first target in game one. It was a mistake spending all that money on a 30-year-old cornerback coming off of a season-ending Achilles heel injury, everyone said. But then he didn’t give up another reception until Week 6.
Per PFF, Sherman leads all NFL cornerbacks this year in every category except interceptions — and it’s hard to get those when quarterbacks are afraid to test you.