SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- For the first time since they entered the league, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson will be on opposite sides in a game Sunday.

It will be Sherman's first return trip to Seattle since the Seahawks cut him March 9.

On Thursday, Sherman said he was looking forward to seeing "some old faces." However, he also indicated that Wilson wasn't among the former teammates and coaches he kept in touch with.

"I don't really have a relationship with Russell," Sherman said. "We were teammates. We played through a very special time for the franchise."

Richard Sherman, right, doesn't talk to Russell Wilson -- "we were teammates" -- and still is bothered by being cut by Pete Carroll and the Seahawks while he was hurt. "But they did," Sherman said," so you have got to kind of roll with the business." Chuck Cook/USA TODAY Sports

Moments earlier, it was mentioned to Sherman by a reporter that the cornerback knew what Wilson was capable of in terms of making plays outside the pocket.

Sherman quickly offered the other side of that coin.

"Yeah, I've also seen him throw five picks in the game, so you see what he's capable of on both sides of it," he said. "You understand that he can be defended, so you go out there and give it your best shot."

Wilson threw five interceptions in a 38-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Dec. 11, 2016.

Speaking to Seattle media earlier Thursday, Wilson praised Sherman as being "as good as it gets at corner" and said he has a lot of respect for him and how he plays the game.

"He's going to be a Hall of Fame corner," Wilson said. "He's a guy that meant so much to our football team when he was here. Just how many plays he made. ... He was always able to teach the younger guys as well.

"And so, to be able to go up against him in practice every day helped my career and just helped my understanding of the game and just confidence in everything else going against one of the best corners. ... So I'm grateful for that."