Seahawks Will Listen To Trade Offers For S Earl Thomas

Mike Silver of NFL Media is reporting that the Seahawks will listen to trade offers for S Earl Thomas, but they would obviously be seeking a lot in return for him.

This contrasts with a recent report from Ian Rapoport, who said that the Seahawks would prefer to sign Thomas to a new long-term deal to keep him in Seattle for the foreseeable future. Rapoport added Thomas is “firmly in their plans for the 2018 season.”

While that could be the case, there has been a lot buzz about Thomas being on the trading block, so it’s hard to rule anything out at this point.

The Seahawks are expected to release CB Richard Sherman in the coming days, according to Silver, and they already traded to DE Michael Bennett to the Eagles, so major changes look to be coming to Seattle’s defense in 2018.

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.

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.