According to ESPN.com, Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said today that there’s no longer any plans or discussion to trade cornerback Richard Sherman. Carroll said his relationship with cornerback Richard Sherman is “as good as it’s ever been.”
Carroll spoke on the Seahawks flagship station in Seattle saying, “We don’t want to trade guys. We want to keep our guys. But we have to in an effort to always work to be better and help our team. We’ve got to listen and all that. So we went through that process. There was very open conversation about that. There was no animosity at all.”
Carroll and general manager John Schneider were open throughout the offseason in their discussions about the team’s willingness to listen to offers for Sherman.
ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter reported Sherman was the one who initiated trade talks after last season.
When asked if the trade discussions are now over, Carroll responded, “The likelihood is like zero percent, it seems like. Teams don’t want to give up stuff. They don’t want to trade at times like this, and it’s really hard to navigate through a trade with experienced players during draft time. It just doesn’t happen very often.”
Sherman entered the league in 2011 and has never missed a game. He has 30 career interceptions over the past six seasons, which tops the NFL and is 10 more than any other cornerback.
