Richard Sherman: I didn't abandon anybody

Santa Clara CA USA Seattle Seahawks cornerback De Shawn Shead during the second quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium. The Seahawks defeated the 49ers 25-23. Mandatory Credit Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Star cornerback Richard Sherman has signed a three-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers, two days after being released by the rival Seattle Seahawks.

Well here's a twist in the Richard-Sherman-to-the-49ers saga.

"I'm vengeful in that way", Sherman said. DeShawn Shead, who will be released by the Seahawks on Monday, already has a visit lined up with the Lions next week, according to his agent, Cameron Foster, per ESPN's Brady Henderson.

After signing Sherman, I expect the 49ers to avoid giving up the big bucks to any more secondary players in free agency and, instead, target cornerback depth in the NFL Draft. Come on. I'm not the one who let me go.

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Per MMQB.com, late in the contract process with the 49ers, Sherman called the three other teams who had expressed the most interest in him: The Seahawks, who wanted the right of first refusal, the Raiders and Lions. They let me go. Sherman didn't force his way out of Seattle. "I didn't abandon anybody".

Each team indicated they wouldn't match the 49ers' offer. The contract has $18 million tied to per-game roster bonuses and incentives. He them told The MMQB it includes guarantees that roll over each season if he makes the Pro Bowl.

Making things even more painful, 49ers GM John Lynch trolled the Seahawks for their painful Super Bowl XLIX loss to the Patriots, a game that featured the Seahawks losing because they made a decision to throw from the one-yard line instead of running Marshawn Lynch. I think he felt, 'If I'm going anywhere, I want to play for [Patriots coach] Bill Belichick or [Rams defensive coordinator] Wade Phillips.' I talked to the Broncos at the scouting combine in Indy about it, and I thought we had a deal.

As PFT also noted "Making the Pro Bowl in 2018 makes the 2019 salary of $8 million guaranteed for injury as of the third day of the league year".

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