Former Seahawks star Richard Sherman gives his honest thoughts on Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s contract
What did Sherman think?
Former Seahawks star Richard Sherman gives his honest thoughts on Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s contract originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Former Seattle Seahawks star Richard Sherman is so refreshing to listen to, as he's one of the former players who has a lot of love for this current era.
After Jaxon Smith-Njigba reset the wide receiver market, Sherman had a lot to say about it. Some question if Seattle made the right decision by giving him all that money, as every contract that big typically gets looked at under a different light. Instead of hating on him for getting more money than anybody during his time, he actually believes this is a great deal because they got it done at the perfect time.
“The Seahawks did a great job getting this deal done early enough that it only looks like $32 million a year if you spread it over the lifetime of the deal, which is an absolute bargain for a receiver that just won Offensive Player of the Year,” Sherman said. By locking Smith-Njigba in now, the Seahawks avoided the possibility of this becoming even more expensive when the time came. We also have to factor in that there's always a possibility of players leaving if they were to hit the open market.
There's also the factor that says the Seahawks were incredible last season, by far the best team in the NFL, and should do a lot to ensure that they have their top players returning for as long as possible. “He is only trending up, only going to continue to grow rapport and relationship with Sam Darnold, and continue to thrive,” Sherman added. More NFL news: Browns predicted to get major haul for Myles Garrett that would set team up well for future Lions trade idea brings in top edge rusher in football after Browns’ Myles Garrett trade report was shut down Report indicates that Raiders’ Maxx Crosby trade will still happen eventually Dolphins trade proposal replaces Jaylen Waddle with young Packers receiver Ex-Dolphins QB returns to football and breaks silence on why after signing with Lions Broncos reportedly interested in quarterback despite having the position solved