Richard Sherman is taking recent trade rumors in stride.

"I wouldn't want to leave this city and my guys, but I understand it's a business and organizational philosophies change," Sherman told 710 ESPN.

The Seattle Seahawks reportedly received calls about Sherman, but John Schneider noted that he takes calls about many players but didn't plan to move his best cornerback.

Pete Carroll further doused the speculation, calling it "banter" and saying, "I don't see anything happening."

CBS has interest in Tony Romo as a commentator, even so far as a replacement for Phil Simms.

Simms is the lead color commentator for CBS partnering with Jim Nantz.

Romo will not return to the Dallas Cowboys for 2017 but remains in limbo with several teams interested while he also considers retirement.

John Schneider wouldn't rule out the possibility of the Seattle Seahawks trading away Richard Sherman.

"I mean, we listen," Schneider said, via ESPN.com. "We listen to like everything you would think. We're in a lot of stuff. We try to pride ourselves on that. I think I've told you guys before we walk away from 98 percent of the deals that we're involved with or talking about.

"But at least we know that we've knocked down their door, we've gone in there and checked it out. We're not just going to assume. We always just have to constantly be thinking about the organization and how we're going to move it forward."

Pete Carroll admitted the Seahawks have received trade calls on Sherman.

"I don't see anything happening at all," Carroll said.

The New England Patriots were among the teams who contacted the Seahawks on Sherman.

The Cleveland Browns have ruled out trading the first overall selection in the 2017 NFL Draft.

"No," Jackson said. "I can tell you no on that one."

The Browns are widely expected to draft Myles Garrett even though they're publicly non-committal. 

The Browns have Brock Osweiler, Cody Kessler and Kevin Hogan on the roster at quarterback.

The agent of Marshawn Lynch is unsure if he will come out of retirement to join the Oakland Raiders.

The Seattle Seahawks own the NFL rights to Lynch and he'd have to petition the NFL to return and then be released or traded.

“Well, in all sincerity, Marshawn’s been in Canada,” agent Doug Hendrickson told KNBR Monday. “I’m due to see him this week. So he and I have not spoken about this at all. So it was the media who took the ball and ran with it. He’s one of the most unique guys I’ve ever been with in my life.

“Marshawn, it wouldn’t shock me if he says, 'Hey, I want to play.’ It wouldn’t shock me if he says, 'Nah, I don’t know where this came from. I don’t want to play.’ ”

According to Hendrickson, money won’t be the biggest issue with regard to a comeback.

“He doesn’t spend any of the money he’s made. He’s got a lot of money,” Hendrickson said. “He does miss football. No question. He loves the game of football. He’s 30. But until I meet with him this week, you know, I don’t know what his mindset is. He’s the kind of guy that can shift by the hour.”

The New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints haven't discussed a trade centered around Malcolm Butler, according to a report.

The Patriots won't negotiate until Butler signs his restricted free agency tender.

It had been reported that the two teams considered adding Butler to the trade that sent Brandin Cooks to New England earlier this month, but the deal was completed without the cornerback.

Sean Payton spoke to why the New Orleans Saints have interest in Malcolm Butler.

"You know, coming out of a small town in Mississippi and through junior college and into West Alabama, it's pretty amazing," Payton told Xtra 360 radio in San Diego on Friday. "And the first three years he's had in this league, shoot, he's had a tremendous amount of success, winning two Super Bowls in three years and being a big part of a team that's accomplished a lot. So I'd say he's humble, but when you watch the tape, he plays with a chip on his shoulder.

Butler, who is a restricted free agent, visited the Saints on Wednesday and Thursday. The Saints are considering a contract offer for Butler and a possible trade with the Patriots.

"We've practiced with New England now in that three-year time frame twice, so there's a lot of additional practice tape that we have a chance to look closely at. And I'm sure Bill [Belichick] and his staff were the same way when evaluating [Brandin] Cooks."

The Oakland Raiders are strongly considering the addition of Marshawn Lynch to their backfield, according to sources.

The Raiders would have to either acquire Lynch in trade with the Seattle Seahawks or after his release.

The New England Patriots have a genuine desire to retain Jimmy Garoppolo this offseason.

Garoppolo is perhaps the most intriguing trade target in recent league history due to the continued excellence of Tom Brady despite his advancing age and how well Garoppolo has played in Brady's absence.

The thinking is that Brady will want to play three more seasons but there's a caveat that he could retire sooner if the Patriots win one more Super Bowl.

Some think that the Patriots could even use the franchise tag on Garoppolo in 2018 and not as a precursor to a trade.

Garoppolo could sign a deal at a big number for a backup that gives him incentives if he plays more. Garoppolo is represented by the same firm as Brady.

The Patriots have never considered anyone untouchable but it is believed that excludes Brady.

In his first meeting with the media as a member of the New England Patriots, Brandin Cooks said that he didn't ask the New Orleans Saints to trade him.

"I didn't," Cooks told reporters. "It was a long process. So if we can set this straight, I think a lot of that and what was going on got taken out of context and a little exaggerated, and throughout the process I felt like I had to take the blows and keep my mouth shut, which is fine. It just happened to be a great opportunity for both sides. To be able to build what they want to build and to be sent off to a good team for me I think is a win-win situation. Like I said, the rumors out there and what's been going on and what's been told, I don't let it bother me. I'm just here to play football and that's what it's all about."

The most persistent rumor had Cooks' agent engineering a trade by making the player's discontent known during the 2016 season and by working directly with one or more other teams to lay the foundation for a deal to be done.