Richard Sherman must pass physical by Week 11

Over the weekend, Boston Globe NFL reporter Ben Volin had a few random facts related to the San Francisco 49ers. He had a particularly intriguing nugget about the contract Richard Sherman negotiated with the team.

When the details came out, one of them was that Sherman would earn a $2 million bonus if he passed a physical. The first reports were that he needed to pass the physical by the third day of training camp. Later there were reports he only needed to pass the physical by Week 11 the regular season. There is a reason for the confusion based on what Volin is reporting.

Sherman’s contract with the 49ers, which he negotiated himself, initially called for him to earn a $2 million bonus if…