Seahawks 2018 offseason thread

[HaroldSeattle]

Just read on Roto world that Seahawks have offered Sheldon a deal worth 11 mil per year. Not sure if that gets it done, but the effort is there at least.

 

[Warden]

Just read on Roto world that Seahawks have offered Sheldon a deal worth 11 mil per year. Not sure if that gets it done, but the effort is there at least.

Mike Garafolo reporting on NFL Network Seattle has offered Sheldon Richardson $11 million a year and that he wants $15 million.

 

[JMR]

Mike Garafolo reporting on NFL Network Seattle has offered Sheldon Richardson $11 million a year and that he wants $15 million.

If they split the difference and end up at $13M, I think I could live with that. Especially if the alternative is losing out on both him and Suh. I feel it's very important to guard against losing Avril, MB, and Richardson from the DL all at once.

 

[MrS]

$11m sounds like a major lowball, BUT the DT market has been very slow so far.

keeping richardson is important for this defense i believe.

 

[MrS]

Dontari Poe signed 3 years for 9-10m per with Carolina, so could set the market for richardson in some way.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

$11m sounds like a major lowball, BUT the DT market has been very slow so far.

keeping richardson is important for this defense i believe.

Given Seahawks cap space ( over the cap has it at slightly less then 20 million) offering over half your cap space is not what I would frame as “lowballing”. Probably not enough though, given some of the contracts handed out so far. Best hope is that the big spenders have done their spending and now the contracts hopefully will be more prudent, but I doubt it.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Now I heard this is all BS. Nobody knows what the Seahawks offered and supposedly Sheldon is shooting for 20 million, but that might be BS also. If not, good bye Sheldon, we barely got to know you.

 

[JMR]

I don't know that $11M is all that much of a lowball, even though the reports now seem to be false. The franchise tag amount would have been $14M, and that's w/o a signing bonus. I think 11M may be just a decent start point for negotiation.

 

[dkmightyhammer]

Given Seahawks cap space ( over the cap has it at slightly less then 20 million) offering over half your cap space is not what I would frame as “lowballing”. Probably not enough though, given some of the contracts handed out so far. Best hope is that the big spenders have done their spending and now the contracts hopefully will be more prudent, but I doubt it.

Over the Cap still has Avril and Chancellor listed in our cap numbers and there is good chance neither of them play again. That would free up another $17.1M if they are both forced into retirement. Plus, if some miracle occurs and Dallas actually does make the trade for ET that is another $10.1M off the books.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Over the Cap still has Avril and Chancellor listed in our cap numbers and there is good chance neither of them play again. That would free up another $17.1M if they are both forced into retirement. Plus, if some miracle occurs and Dallas actually does make the trade for ET that is another $10.1M off the books.

I for one don’t believe either will voluntarily retire. Not with all that money sitting there. They will end up on the pup list or the Seahawks will have to reach a injury settlement or cut them and eat their salaries.

 

[dkmightyhammer]

I for one don’t believe either will voluntarily retire. Not with all that money sitting there. They will end up on the pup list or the Seahawks will have to reach a injury settlement or cut them and eat their salaries.

Maybe.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Maybe.

Might add if Kam retired this year the Seahawks would immediately be hit with 14 million cap hit.

 

[Warden]

Jason La Canfora

✔@JasonLaCanfora

Seahawks in discussions with several teams regarding Earl Thomas. Seeking a 1st and 3rd round pick in return. May get more

 

[dkmightyhammer]

Might add if Kam retired this year the Seahawks would immediately be hit with 14 million cap hit.

I thought the injuries would force them to retire since they wouldn't medically be allowed to play and that would get the Seahawks off the hook for their money. But you are probably right since they got injured while playing they can just wait out their contracts and get paid. If that is the case I hope the team makes an injury settlement with them.

 

[Tech_God]

Given Seahawks cap space ( over the cap has it at slightly less then 20 million) offering over half your cap space is not what I would frame as “lowballing”. Probably not enough though, given some of the contracts handed out so far. Best hope is that the big spenders have done their spending and now the contracts hopefully will be more prudent, but I doubt it.

Yikes! I didn't realize that we had so much dead cap space from our departed players.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

I thought the injuries would force them to retire since they wouldn't medically be allowed to play and that would get the Seahawks off the hook for their money. But you are probably right since they got injured while playing they can just wait out their contracts and get paid. If that is the case I hope the team makes an injury settlement with them.

Signing bonuses spread out over years would be due right now in full.

 

[Warden]

Signing bonuses spread out over years would be due right now in full.

Not under retirement, they still let you prorate, teams are protected in this manor in case of career ending issues. That is how I believe it works

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Jason La Canfora

✔@JasonLaCanfora

Seahawks in discussions with several teams regarding Earl Thomas. Seeking a 1st and 3rd round pick in return. May get more

IDK hard to get much for a one year rental whose 29 years old and will be expecting a fat contract to extend.
Nothing wrong with aiming high though.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Not under retirement, they still let you prorate

Maybe your right. Got a link?

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Not under retirement, they still let you prorate, teams are protected in this manor in case of career ending issues. That is how I believe it works

Maybe your right. Got a link?

Just googled it and think your wrong.

NFL 101: How early player exits impact the cap

Retirements
Teams can end a contract at any time, but so can players. In a player's case, though, the only way they can do this is by retiring. In the end, though, the math looks pretty much the same as if the player had been cut -- and the June 1 rule applies here, too.

For instance, if our player from the example above had retired instead of being cut, his money would account the same way as if he had been cut by the team. If he files his retirement paperwork on or after June 1, the money counts as if he was cut on or after June 1