Report: Richard Sherman to Miss Multiple Games with Calf Injury

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman has a mild calf strain and will miss a few weeks, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.

All in all, it's not a bad prognosis for Sherman, who was limping after suffering the injury in Sunday's 38-27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. However, it likely will cost Sherman financially.

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reported the injury "will jeopardize a $1 million payment based on participating in 90 percent of the team’s snaps. It also will make it much harder to qualify for the Pro Bowl, which comes with a $1 million bonus, or to earn a spot on the Associated Press All-Pro team, which pays out another $2 million."

Per Florio, Sherman will also miss $125,000 in per-game roster bonuses for each game he sits with the injury.

Sunday was a tough day for the Niners on the injury front as quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo left the game with a knee injury that was later diagnosed as a torn ACL, ending his season. 

The team also lost running back Jerick McKinnon for the season in August with a torn ACL. And the secondary is already banged up, with Jaquiski Tartt (shoulder) out of action in Week 3 and Adrian Colbert (hip) leaving Sunday's contest due to injury.

That makes Sherman's injury all the more troubling for San Francisco.

Sherman, 30, missed seven games last year after tearing his right Achilles. He didn't miss a game in his first six seasons, reaching four Pro Bowls and winning a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks.

This season, he's registered seven tackles and a fumble recovery, earning a 78.4 grade from Pro Football Focus (ninth among cornerbacks).

Jimmie Ward and Ahkello Witherspoon will likely start at cornerback while Sherman is sidelined.