I expect Richard Sherman to recover fully and be a productive cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers. But his impact on the field is just one aspect of his signing. John Lynch, Robert Saleh and Kyle Shanahan want to build a defense reminiscent of the ones that were successful with Sherman’s former team, the Seattle Seahawks.
More than anything, I’m excited to see how Sherman’s presence elevates Ahkello Witherspoon, the other starting cornerback on the roster. Witherspoon started 2017, his rookie season, as a bench player who was not expected to see the field much.