© Joe Nicholson | 2019 Dec 29
You come at Richard Sherman, you best not miss.
After being heavily criticized for representing himself in contract negotiations with the 49ers, Sherman took his critics to task on Friday following news of his selection to the All-Pro team. Sherman’s selection to both the Pro Bowl and All-Pro teams triggered incentives in his contract that bumped up next years salary to $8 million guaranteed. He also earned an additional $3 million for this season.
Sherman is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent next offseason, and should still have significant value on the open market if his level of play continues.
Sherman, like Draymond Green, is known for using slights, real or perceived, by others as motivation. That was certainly the case on Friday, as Sherman relished the opportunity to go at those who called into question his decision not to use an agent one-by-one on Twitter. Enjoy. This story will be updated as the trolling continues.
Fans please find me all those “He negotiates a bad deal” receipts…. I wanna see something
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) January 3, 2020
Remember this? Pockets looking right. https://t.co/B7nwsQjGwq
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) January 3, 2020
Hahahaha https://t.co/hfB4jHi6Lx
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) January 3, 2020
Been a hell of a ride so far. I’m enjoying it https://t.co/QHpyawMnAC
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) January 3, 2020
Yea appreciate this brilliant take. https://t.co/LU3sP0jT38
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) January 3, 2020
Maybe it’s a tale of players knowing their abilities and believing in themselves. More players have incentives that can’t be achieved and are negotiated by agents but hey let’s not talk about that https://t.co/Jet2cJoQyC
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) January 3, 2020
Don’t worry @ProFootballTalk I will have a special one for you
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) January 3, 2020
No agent fees for me. Get to keep the money that I earned. Fellas these agents negotiate incentives into deals all the time. You do all the work achieving them and they see the benefit. ??♂️
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) January 3, 2020