Richard Sherman's departure from Seahawks appears imminent

Cornerback Richard Sherman's departure from the Seattle Seahawks appeared imminent Wednesday following a series of posts on social media.

The NFL Network reported that Sherman was scheduled to meet with coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider about his future.

Sherman is entering the final year of his contract. Releasing him would save the team $11 million against the salary cap.

Contacted by the Seattle Times, Sherman said he had no comment.

The team said early in the day that it had nothing to announce, but Seahawks defenders Jeremy Lane and Kam Chancellor went online to post tributes to Sherman.

Beverly Sherman also posted on Twitter, saying, "I am more than devastated to know that my son will no longer be a Seahawk."

Sherman suffered the first significant injury of his career last season, tearing his right Achilles on Nov. 9 to end his season as well as a streak of 99 consecutive starts.

Sherman had surgery to repair that injury and also underwent surgery on his left Achilles last month to treat bone spurs.

-- Field Level Media