According to David Moore of the Dallas Morning News, the Cowboys are not done pursuing a potential trade for Seahawks S Earl Thomas, even though the draft came and went without a deal being completed.
“The Cowboys’ attraction to Thomas is real,” Moore writes. “An inability to swing a deal tied to the draft doesn’t diminish their desire going forward.”
Moore says that Dallas is willing to “play the long game” in regards to Thomas and it’s possible that Seattle will eventually lower their asking price for Thomas, who is in the final year of his contract.
The Seahawks have said that they’re fine keeping Thomas, but it’s possible that trade talks between the two teams could pick up in the coming months.
The Cowboys have been the team to watch for Thomas all along, but it remains to be seen if a potential deal will gain any traction in the coming days. Thomas tracked Cowboys HC Jason Garrett down after a game last year to tell him he’d like to play for Dallas if possible some day.
Thomas, 28, is a former first-round pick of the Seahawks back in 2010. He’s entering the final year of his five-year, $44.725 million contract that includes $27.725 million guaranteed and stands to make a base salary of $8.5 million for the 2018 season.
According to OverTheCap.com, trading Thomas would free up $8.5 million of available cap space while creating $1.9 million in dead money.
In 2017, Thomas has appeared in 14 games and recorded 88 tackles, two interceptions with one being returned for a touchdown, a forced fumble and seven pass defenses. ProFootballFocus rated him as the No. 9 overall safety out of 86 qualifying players.
We’ll have more regarding the Seahawks and Thomas as the news is available.
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