Tony Romo dominated the bandwidth here at Pro Football Rumors to begin the week, but it’s been all Richard Sherman as of late. The Seahawks cornerback has been discussed with rival teams, GM John Schneider has confirmed, and a (lofty) asking price has been set. For what it’s worth, Sherman has flip-flopped publicly on whether he thinks he’ll wind up getting traded, but he’s now found a diplomatic and measured middle ground.
Will Sherman get traded? Where might he wind up? Here’s the latest on the leader of the Legion of Boom:
- Now that he’s a bit more realistic about the possibility of a trade, Sherman has given some thought as to where he might like to play. Unsurprisingly, if he gets dealt, he wants to go to a contender. “Richard Sherman is talking to some people,” Armando Salguero of The Miami Herald told PFT. “He wants to play in Super Bowls or have a chance to compete in Super Bowls, so he has some degree of leverage as to where this train goes.” Salguero presently does not see a trade coming together because of Seattle’s high sticker price.
- The best timing for a Sherman trade would be during the draft, Mike Florio of PFT opines. If Seattle trades for a particular pick ahead of time, they’ll potentially be telegraphing their desired target, and that could leave them open to getting leapfrogged. Pulling the trigger while the draft is in progress would help the Seahawks guarantee that their man is still on the board. Alternatively, Florio suggests a hush-hush handshake agreement between the Seahawks and another team on a deal that is contingent on Player X being available at Pick Y. Of course, that would require a high level of secrecy, and a deal of this magnitude could be hard to keep under wraps.
- Former NFL executive and current ESPN.com analyst Joe Banner sees the Darrelle Revis trade of 2013 as a possible comp for a Sherman deal. The Jets received a first-round pick in 2013 and a fourth-round pick in 2014 in exchange for the corner. Meanwhile, Sheil Kapadia huddled up with his fellow beat writers to figure out landing spots that would make sense for Sherman. The writers say the Saints, Packers, Titans, and Patriots all make varying degrees of sense.
Falcons trade Alford and a 3rd round pick for Sherman
The first that the Pats get from Butler signing with a team a 3rd next year
Y not just do Butler and a 3rd they would need a new CB anyways
Butler wants a big money Sherman like contract. He’s good, but not Sherman good.
Browns- Joe Thomas and 12th overall for Sherman
Or
Titans- Lewan and 5th overall
Seattle doesn’t want to trade a player in decline for an older player already past his prime. Come on man.
Plus I love Joe. But he isn’t worth a player of Sherman’s level. Joe Thomas could fetch an average #2 CB or maybe a really good slot CB.
The Titans deal you listed would be much, much sweeter to the Seahawks. I bet if they offer that and throw in Henry, the Seahawks do it.
Ridiculously high value on Sherman. A first, a young high end tackle, and a RB who was a second round pick a year ago. Plus a big contract for Sherman. Not realistic imo
Trade an All-Pro left tackle and a first rounder for him?
smh………
Hahahahaha Jon Robinson would hang up on you as soon as you mentioned Lewan. No way the titans make that deal.
Lewan and a top 5 pick?!? Hahaha you must be a Seahawks fan. A 25 year old player who is entering their prime for a 29 year old who is exiting his. This is a joke!
Zeal, Sherman for the 12 straight up is a win for Seattle. No way I’d offer that. He’s 29 years old. You’re better off drafting a good corner at 12.
Raiders make most sense. Cap space, contender, need at cb, Ken norton knows Sherman very well, Sherm from area
No he’s not, he’s from Compton.
Oakland is still closer than Seattle
Actually, the Cowboys make the most sense. They are contenders, lost a lot of DBs to FA, and had good success trading for another big name CB during their window years ago. You might remember him, Deion Sanders.
They signed Prime time
The Packers also make sense in the same regard.
Neon Deion the most over rated corner ever …. he couldn’t tackle my grandma (and she’s dead) I’ll take Mel Blount any day over both of them
I’d like to see Dallas win for more than one season before we call them contenders. Like you said you lost most of your secondary )and some of your OL). It’s tough to maintain every year. You’ve got a good QB but he’s young still. Same goes for Zeke. We’ll see what happens.