RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Richard Sherman said he never asked for a trade from the Seattle Seahawks but understood why the only team he’s ever played for was listening to offers for his services.
“It’s just a conversation they have every year,” Sherman said.”I guess this year, more people knew about it. It’s a conversation they have every year, everybody’s open, everybody’s available. They just made sure I knew, and you guys found out. Pretty open about it. It was never a situation where anybody asked for it. It was just a conversation.”
Trade rumors hung over Seattle’s offseason after a tumultuous 2016 season during which Sherman’s conduct was brought into question at times.
Sherman was also asked about his relationship with quarterback Russell Wilson after an article was published recently in ESPN The Magazine that claimed there was division in the Seahawks’ locker room and a rift between he and the quarterback.
When asked what is your relationship like with Wilson, Sherman replied, “It’s fantastic. We’re teammates. It’s like a family. It’s like everyone else in a family. We fight for one another, just like I’m fighting for the other 52 guys out there; I’m fighting for him and he’s fighting for us. We have a great appreciation for how tough our quarterback is and what he has played through.”
Sherman did not deny Wilson gets treated differently from the coaching staff, but added quarterbacks get treated differently on every team.
Seahawks minicamp wraps up today at the VMAC in Renton.
(KPUG Newsroom with information from ESPN.com and Associated Press)