Seahawks In Talks With Several Teams For S Earl Thomas, Looking For 1st & 3rd-Rd Picks

Update:

Jason La Canfora reports that the Cowboys are among the teams with interest in Seahawks S Earl Thomas, but are hardly alone.

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According to Jason La Canfora, the Seahawks are in discussions with several teams regarding S Earl Thomas and are looking for first- and third-round picks in return for him.

Reports from Friday mentioned that the Seahawks had spoken to the Cowboys about Thomas, but their asking price was too high.

Not only are the Seahawks looking for major draft compensation for Thomas, but any team who trades for him will have to sign him to a long-term extension, so it’s a really high cost for a team to take on.

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.