Dream cornerback duo could pique Arizona Cardinals interest

Now that Richard Sherman is entering free agency, the Arizona Cardinals should consider pairing him with their own stud cornerback

If the Arizona Cardinals are watching, there’s a stud cornerback who’s about to become available to them. After all, having Patrick Peterson around for the past seven seasons has been proof of how important a good cover guy is to a football squad. There will now be an opportunity to have two of the best corners in the league playing together in the same secondary.

By all accounts, the Seattle Seahawks are on the verge of releasing Richard Sherman. The four-time Pro Bowler, coming off of a ruptured Achilles tendon, is scheduled to make $11 million for the upcoming campaign. That figure is apparently too rich for Seattle’s blood, and the organization is set to part ways with one of it’s favorite sons.

One team’s trash, is another team’s treasure. Pairing Sherman with a seven-time Pro Bowler like Peterson would be a match made in defensive back heaven. Brand new Arizona defensive coordinator Al Holcomb would benefit greatly from having not one, but two, elite corners at his beck and call.

Going with the premise that Sherman will make a full recovery from last year’s injury, could Cards’ general manager Steve Keim be interested in the almost 30-year old? Given the fact that the club is currently in need of a number-two corner, management would be foolish not to pursue the Stanford University product. 2017’s starter at the spot, Tramon Williams, is also set to test the free agent waters.

The question about whether two huge egos could co-exist in the same secondary is a legitimate one. Both Peterson and Sherman have both claimed to be the best at their position in the past. Egos would have to be cast aside for the sake of the Cardinals.

There will be no shortage of suitors for Sherman. One strike against the Cards landing him is that they are lacking in an area that’s apparently important to the 6’3″, 197 pounder. The former “Legion of Boom” member indicated that he’d like to go to a team that has a “great” quarterback, something Arizona doesn’t have at the moment.

Of course, salary is a huge factor in the signing of high-profile players. The franchise is already paying Peterson a ton of cash. Just how much they’d be able to allocate to Sherman is unknown at this time.

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In closing, it would behoove Keim to explore the Sherman scenario. As previously mentioned, there is a vacancy opposite Peterson. A dream combination at the cornerback position is just an acquisition away for the Cardinals.