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March will be filled with new experiences for San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman, who will marry his fiancée at the end of the month.
"30th birthday, wedding, new team, new environment," Sherman told reporters on Tuesday during an introductory press conference.
Sherman is recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered in a November game against the Arizona Cardinals. He discussed his timeline for his return to the practice field.
"I'll be back on the field (in) May, June," Sherman said. "I was back on the treadmill before I had to get the little scope and I look forward to renewing that timeline in the next couple of weeks ... I think people like to – with the Achilles or any injury – people like to compare other people. This guy came back like this. This guy came back like that. There are some people that are cut from a different cloth and built from different things, and I think I'm one of those people.
"I look forward to showing people that you can come back better from things. I know [Adrian Peterson] did it, but that was a knee. But I look forward to coming back better than ever, and I have a lot of things to show a few people."
Some of those "few people" may be among his former team, the Seattle Seahawks, who choose to release Sherman on March 9. The free agent cornerback signed with the division-rival 49ers the next day.
The "little scope" that Sherman mentioned was minor surgery to clean up a bone spur in his other foot.
"On my left heel, there was a bone spur that I had been dealing with for about three years," Sherman said. "I've just been postponing getting it done every year. One year, it was my son being born. We had lost the Super Bowl, my son was being born, and so I didn't want to get it done then. Then we went on vacation, and they were like, 'You're going to be out for a month and a half, two months.' So I'm like, 'When do you really want to be walking around on crutches on vacation?'
"The next year, same deal. You push it back, push it back. This year, we had booked it before the season even started. My trainers were like, 'You've pushed it back far enough.' So we had booked it in July, and after the Achilles ruptured, I just had to wait a couple of more weeks and get it done, then when my Achilles got strong enough."
Sherman went on to say that the recovery for that particular procedure was just about four to six weeks and he doesn't seem to be too concerned about it. However, his timeline for the return from the Achilles injury would make him available for a portion of the 49ers' offseason program. General manager John Lynch has a
more conservative timeline and would prefer to see Sherman return by training camp in late-July.
The San Francisco 49ers announced the signing of wide receiver Trent Taylor to a one-year deal, reuniting with the team's former fifth-round draft pick out of Louisiana Tech.
Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area was the first to report that the 49ers were discussing a potential reunion with Taylor. The receiver was part of head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch's first draft class in 2017 and spent his first four NFL seasons with the team.
The #49ers are talking with free-agent slot receiver/return man
The San Francisco 49ers are hosting several draft prospects this week as the deadline for pre-draft visits draws near. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2, the team will host former Western Kentucky wide receiver Malachi Corley on Wednesday.
Corley is expected to be a Day 2 pick. San Francisco owns two selections on Day 2—the No. 63 overall pick in the second round and the No. 94 overall pick in the third round. Currently, the receiver is visiting with the Seattle Seahawks.
Western Kentucky @WKUFootball receiver Malachi Worley
Ian Rapoport didn't offer much of an update on the ongoing contract negotiations between the San Francisco 49ers and their standout wide receiver, Brandon Aiyuk. However, the NFL insider emphasized one thing: The team is not entertaining trade discussions at this juncture.
Reacting to Aiyuk's decision to unfollow the 49ers on Instagram, Rapoport couldn't help but chuckle at the latest development. This practice has become commonplace among players who are unhappy with their contract situations. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel similarly took this action in 2022 before requesting to be traded just before the draft.
Things have yet to escalate that far with Aiyuk, but Rapoport sees his
With the 2024 NFL Draft less than a week away, it's common for the rumor mill to start churning, especially with players who are actively seeking a new contract. It was just two short years ago that WR Deebo Samuel requested a trade from the San Francisco 49ers prior to draft day, only for cooler heads to prevail and eventually agree to a new deal.
Now, it's WR Brandon Aiyuk's turn to try and get paid and rumors surfaced over the weekend that he too would request to be dealt. While that report was quickly shot down by his agent, there's still a lot of discussion about Aiyuk's future and if other teams will come calling on draft night.
Legendary columnist Mike Silver joined
