Sherman deems himself '100%' healthy, will avoid PUP list

Richard Sherman has cleared a major hurdle in his road to recovery.

The new San Francisco 49ers cornerback deemed himself 100 percent healthy for training camp following an Achilles injury that cut his 2017 season short.

"It was a grind," Sherman said in his first media availability to open the team's training camp. "It's one of those things where you allow yourself to see what you're really made of when you go through things like this and I appreciated that journey."

Sherman will avoid the PUP list and, as a result, trigger a $2-million bonus in his contract for gaining clearance. The veteran corner famously negotiated his own contract with the Niners this offseason without the use of an agent.

Sherman is well on his way to taking the field in his first season in the Bay Area after spending seven years with the Seattle Seahawks.