Seattle Seahawks: Richard Sherman Wants to Play for Contender
Looks like the trade rumors surrounding Richard Sherman are starting to heat up.
Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider has already confirmed that they have spoken with teams interested in acquiring the cornerback, but a lot of people were surprised when they heard that Sherman was the one who initiated the trade talks. Why does he want to leave a perennial contender like the Seahawks? What if he's traded to a team that could hardly secured a spot in the playoffs?
Well, it turns out that he may have a say in where he potentially lands. According to the Miami Herald's Armando Salguero, Sherman will only accept a trade to a contender and he reportedly refuses to cooperate if the trade talks are with a struggling team.
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"Richard Sherman is talking to some people. 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 said on "PFT Live."
Salguero also said the Seahawks want "a very good player plus a high draft pick" in exchange for Sherman and he thinks the team will have a difficult time moving him because of the steep price.
"I don't think it's going to happen because they want a mint for Richard Sherman," he said during the interview with ProFootballTalk.
The Seahawks might be shopping him around the league, but Sherman has admitted that there was very little chance that he would be moved.
The price actually makes sense. The Seahawks want a lot in return for one of the top cornerbacks in the league and potential suitors will have to give up a lot if they want to pry Sherman away from Seattle.
Sherman will probably end up suiting up for the Seahawks next season if they fail to find a serious trading partner, but anything can happen this offseason.
