Sherman agrees to three-year deal with 49ers
Richard Sherman’s unemployment didn’t last long.
The four-time Pro Bowl cornerback agreed to a three-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers a day after the Seattle Seahawks released him, according to multiple reports. The deal is worth a reported $39 million and includes a $5 million signing bonus.
Sherman is still recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered in Week 10 of the 2017 season. He spent the bulk of Saturday meeting with 49ers officials before hammering out a deal. The eighth-year veteran doesn’t have an agent, but instead represented himself in negotiations.
Despite coming off of the injury, Sherman drew interest from a handful of teams, including the Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions.
In signing with San Francisco, Sherman remains in the NFC West and will face Seattle twice a year. He also reunites with 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, who served as a defensive assistant in Seattle from 2011-’13.
According to NFL Media Research, since 2011, no player has more interceptions (32) or passes de- fensed (99) than Sherman, and no player with 300plus targets has allowed a lower completion percentage (47.4) or passer rating (50.9).
Browns make another deal: New Cleveland general manager John Dorsey continued to wheel and deal by agreeing to send defensive tackle Danny Shelton, a former first-round draft pick, to the New England Patriots for a third-round pick in 2019.
Dorsey, who struck three major deals Friday, also sent a 2018 fifth-round pick to the Patriots.
Shelton is the latest first-round draft pick to be dumped by the Browns, whose inability to choose good players in recent years is at the heart of the team’s woeful record. Cleveland went 0-16 last season and is an embarrassing 4-44 in the past three seasons.
Giants release Wing: The New York Giants have released Brad Wing, who struggled as their punter last season.
He had been the Giants punter the last three seasons.
His 36.7-yard net average last season ranked last in the NFL among punters eligible for the final statistics. Short punts in games against Philadelphia and Tampa Bay proved costly in losses. He also had two punts blocked for the first time in his career.
Former Bears tight end dies: Chris Gedney, an All-American tight end at Syracuse who played in the NFL for the Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals, has died. He was 47.
Gedney’s death Friday was announced by Syracuse, where he did commentary for the school’s football games and was a senior associate athletic director. No cause of death was disclosed.
Gedney played seven seasons in the NFL but was hampered by a broken leg, among other injuries. He played in 28 games over four seasons for the Bears and caught 28 passes for 307 yards and three touchdowns.