Russell Wilson and the Seahawks made it official on Wednesday by signing a $140 million contract. He said now he is a Seahawk for life. Well, it is good for four years anyway.
When the contract expires he will be 34 years old so he will be able to sign another contact long as he stays healthy and productive. He is now the richest player in the NFL. How long that lasts is anyone's guess.
The next up will the Seahawks be able to sign Frank Clark and Bobby Wagner to new deals. I would say Wagner is the priority. Clark does have the franchise tag to sign but he is likely waiting to see about a long term deal. I am not sure if he is worth around $20 million a year which looks to be the going rate for a pass-rushing defensive end. My question is how many victories does he contribute too.
Wagner I am sure will be asking around $18 million. As a middle linebacker, he seems to be someone to make a bigger difference on the defensive side. He leads the Seahawks in tackles every year.
Another question can the Seahawks afford to keep Wilson, Wagner, and Clark on the same team to be competitive. If the Seahawks can only sign Wagner or Clark I would go with Wagner. He has had a lot longer success record with the Seahawks. Not that Clark won't it is hard to tell right now.
They do decide not to sign Clark to a long term deal a trade before the draft would be good. The Seahawks have only four picks right now so general manager John Schneider will look to add more picks. He will have to trade a player or move down in the first round. The Seahawks right now have #21 overall pick in the draft which starts next Thursday night. There is expected to have a lot of defensive lineman in the upper rounds of the draft so the Seahawks will be able to find someone lower down either in the first or second round. I wouldn't be surprised if they move down in the first round picking up a couple picks than move again maybe in the second round with additional picks.
Anyway, it will be interesting to see what happens in the next week and over next weekend.
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