Richard Sherman is no longer considered the shutdown cornerback he was earlier in his career, but opposing coaches still see the San Francisco 49ers veteran as a top player.
"How smart he is makes up for the physical limitations at this stage," an NFC executive said of Sherman to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. "If he doesn't win at the line, he can struggle with instant separators, in-breaking stuff. Or if hit vertically, can be tough to recover. But from a ball skills standpoint and football instincts, toughness, tackling, still one of the best.