Richard Sherman concurred to a three-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday, one day after being released by the competing Seattle Seahawks.

Sherman verified in a text that he accepted the agreement on Saturday after spending the day conference with the team. ESPN reported that Sherman’s deal is worth as much as $39.15 million.

Sherman played an essential function in the fierce NFC West rivalry between Seattle and San Francisco previously this years. His deflection on a potential game-winning goal pass in the 2013 NFC national championship against the 49ers resulted in an interception that sent out the Seahawks to the Super Bowl, which they won.

Sherman then commemorated a Thanksgiving night win in a roadway video game against the 49ers the following season by eating a turkey leg on the 50-yard line.

Now, the player who was reviled a lot by 49ers fans is joining their group after the Seahawks decided he wasn’t worth his $13 million wage for 2018. San Francisco hopes he can make a huge impact even as he turns 30 later this month and is coming off an Achilles tendon injury that cost him half of the 2017 season. Sherman also had a clean-up surgical treatment on his opposite ankle throughout the off-season.

The 49ers had a glaring requirement at cornerback with 2017 third-round pick Ahkello Witherspoon and slot cornerback K’Waun Williams the only gamers under contract with substantial experience. The Niners believe Sherman can fill that function in a defence designed by co-ordinator Robert Saleh after the one that had a lot success in Seattle. Saleh was a former defensive assistant with the Seahawks.

Sherman ended up being a star in Seattle, bringing a bold mindset and determination to speak up on any subject to accompany his excellent play. His finest seasons can be found in 2013 and 2014, when Seattle made 2 Super Bowl looks, and he has 32 interceptions.

Sherman still was one of the much better cornerbacks the previous 3 seasons, ranking 2nd in the NFL by allowing just 49.2 percent of passes against him to be captured, according to Pro Football Focus.

Sherman played his college ball in the Bay Area at Stanford under former coach Jim Harbaugh, who then took on Sherman during his four seasons in charge of the 49ers.

Sherman also had a cleanup surgery on his opposite ankle during the off-season.

The 49ers had a glaring requirement at cornerback with 2017 third-round pick Ahkello Witherspoon and slot cornerback K’Waun Williams the only players under agreement with substantial experience. The Niners think Sherman can fill that role in a defence designed by co-ordinator Robert Saleh after the one that had so much success in Seattle.