Richard Sherman and Kobe Bryant at a charity softball game.
Richard Sherman and Kobe Bryant at a charity softball game.
Photo: Richard Sherman/InstagramSan Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman was one of many people inspired by the late Kobe Bryant, and he took to Instagram Sunday to mourn his friend and mentor after news broke that the former Los Angeles Lakers star perished in a helicopter accident.
"I don’t have the words to describe what this man has meant to me," the 49ers corner wrote. "It pains me to the soul to hear he is gone so soon.