As the Vikings bring Sheldon Richardson in for a visit on Thursday, a price range may be forming.
Richardson may be eyeing a deal in the $11-$15MM-per-year range, Mike Garafolo of NFL.com tweets.
While Garafolo was quoted as saying during an NFL Network appearance (Twitter link) that the Seahawks have offered Richardson $11MM per year, they have not made any proposals just yet.
A $15MM deal would place him toward the top of that position’s salary spectrum. Five defenders — Fletcher Cox, Kawann Short, Marcell Dareus, Gerald McCoy and Jurrell Casey — earn more than $15MM annually. Four other 4-3 defensive tackles earn at least $11MM AAV.
Considering Richardson’s status as a top-tier free agent, he appears set to try and place himself on that top tier. The former defensive rookie of the year has been a 3-4 defensive end for most of his career, but the 27-year-old talent — who has encountered legal trouble — at his best is one of the top interior defenders in the game.
C’mon Seattle! Pay the guy! We need him! We aren’t getting ASJ, no thanks on Suh. Jimmy’s gone. Sherman’s gone. Bennett’s gone. I don’t want Jordy haha. Don’t let the trade be for nothing. I don’t want to lose Jermaine for ONE YEAR of Sheldon Richardson.
Don’t forget that second round pick you lost as well!
Raider are eye him big time