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MIAMI — Richard Sherman thinks something is up, but he’s not sure what.
The 49ers cornerback went public after the NFL tested his blood for performanceenhancing drugs Thursday. He found it curious because the tests are supposedly random, and he also was tested after the NFC title game.
“They say the chances of that happening are infinitesimal, but clearly they’re not when you’re me,” Sherman said. “The chances of them happening back-to-back weeks of the NFC Championship and the Super Bowl are probably astronomically low, but here we are.”
Sherman and the NFL have a contentious history in this department.
The league ruled that he failed a urine test for Adderall in 2012 and would have suspended him four games, but Sherman won an appeal on the claim that the tester mishandled his sample in a way that altered the results.
The NFL drug-tested Sherman the day he won his appeal.
When asked why he thought the NFL tested him again this week, Sherman seemed to doubt the randomness of the testing.
“I didn’t pull the name out of the hat; you’ve gotta go ask the league,” he said. “You ask them, and they’ll probably have some odd response.”
A spokesperson for the NFL did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
Coleman cooler
Running back Tevin Coleman grew up a Bears fan and went to Oak Forest High School.
When he became a free agent last offseason, he considered coming home — but the Bears didn’t reciprocate.
“They did early [in free agency], but they didn’t at the end,” he said.
Coleman signed a two-year, $8.5 million deal to leave the Falcons for the 49ers, where he shared rushing duties with
Raheem Mostert and Matt Breida. He hurt his shoulder in the NFC title game and was limited in practice Thursday.
The experience of playing in the Super Bowl three years ago with the Falcons helped this week. He’s less nervous.
“It’s still a business trip,” he said. “We still have got to do what we’re here for.”