49ers coach Kyle Shanahan on Wednesday said cornerback Richard Sherman has been medically cleared to participate in training camp following rehab from an Achilles tear suffered in November.

Sherman, the long-time Seahawk, will participate in full-team drills with his new team for the first time after signing with San Francisco in March. And he received a $2 million bonus for not starting camp on an injury list.

When asked how he feels to open a press conference Wednesday, Sherman quickly replied, “100 percent.”

Sherman, an Los Angeles native and avid Lakers fan, said he talked with Kobe Bryant as soon as he suffered the injury last fall. Bryant tore an Achilles in April 2013 and missed 123 games combined over two seasons.

“Him and I had a pretty good relationship and talked and texted all the time. He gave me some pointers, things I needed to do earlier on in the process, make sure I expedited the healing process,” Sherman said. “And I was more pro-active than reactive. I think that was one of the big things. You sit there and just let your sit in a cast and atrophy, let your muscles atrophy, then you’re going to have a longer road to recovery. There was some techniques that he gave me that really helped.”

Sherman was released by Seattle two days before joining the 49ers, signing a three-year contract that could be worth up $39 million if he reaches every incentive, including appearing in every game and being named a Pro-Bowler and All-Pro. It was a controversial deal because Sherman negotiated without an agent — and the contract includes few guarantees if he misses time due to injury.

Essentially, Sherman is betting on himself. One of his calling cards with Seattle was his durability. He appeared 117 straight games to begin his career, including the postseason, before suffering the injury last season during a Thursday night game in Arizona.

Sherman rehabbed diligently while watching his new teammates from the sideline during the offseason program. He will rest every third practice of training camp, allowing 2014 first-round pick Jimmie Ward to work with the starters at cornerback in his place.

“It was a grind,” he said. “But I think it was more of like one of those things where you can look at optimistically or pessimistically. You can look at it as, ‘Man, woe is me, why did this happen to me? Why do I have to go through this?’ Or you could look at it as, ‘I needed another great challenge and I needed another mountain to climb.’ And I look forward to climbing that mountain.”