Two of the Seahawks’ best players are not participating in training camp. Both Jamal Adams and Duane Brown are staging hold-ins, being at Seahawks practices but not working out. The team continues to discuss an extension with Adams, and that appears to be holding up matters on the Brown front.
The perception around Seahawks camp points to the team prioritizing an Adams extension before addressing Brown’s situation, according to Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times. While both sides expressed optimism an Adams deal could happen this week, the All-Pro safety remains unsigned going into the third week of Seattle’s training camp.
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Interestingly, Pete Carroll called the Adams negotiations “amicable,” but refused to comment on Brown’s situation. Seattle’s 35-year-old left tackle is going into the final year of his contract. His desire for another Seahawks extension has been known for months, but a recent report brought that issue back to the forefront. Brown, 35, is set to earn $10MM in base salary this season. While he will not be a candidate to exceed Trent Williams‘ market-topping extension, Brown has stabilized the Seahawks’ left tackle position and would make sense as a short- or medium-length extension candidate.
Unlike Adams, Brown will play in a new scheme this season. The Seahawks still have Ken Norton Jr. in place as their defensive coordinator, but Shane Waldron is now running the team’s offense. Having Brown back soon would help the Seahawks, whose offensive line drew scrutiny from Russell Wilson this offseason. Regarding Brown’s contract, Wilson said Sunday the team has “got to figure that out,” via Condotta (on Twitter). Wilson’s endorsement here certainly helps Brown’s pursuit.
Neither Brown nor Adams participated in Seattle’s minicamp or training camp. Carroll added Brown will also not play in any of the Seahawks’ preseason games, Condotta tweets. Adams is also recovering from offseason surgery on his hands and one shoulder, per Carroll, who said the fifth-year defender likely would not done too much by this stage of camp anyway.
The Seahawks are on board with making Adams the NFL’s highest-paid safety, but they are aiming to keep Bobby Wagner‘s $18MM-per-year deal as their top defensive contract. This creates a range between that and Justin Simmons‘ $15.25MM-AAV Broncos pact, which currently tops all safeties. Adams is seeking an extension well north of Simmons’; this goal has likely caused the delay in the Seahawks finalizing an extension. Adams is attached to a $9.86MM fifth-year option. While the Seahawks have their 2022 franchise tag to use on Adams, Condotta adds the team began planning a summer 2021 extension upon acquiring the All-Pro safety last year.
Am sick of these “hold in’s”. Either show up and put in the work or stay home and pay your fine. I think they should pay the fines for what they’re doing. They’re there but not working. While the rest of the team is working there butts off yo be ready for the season. Embarrassing
I’m good with fining them if they are healthy enough to practice but don’t. But I disagree entirely on the rest.
Players and coaches often have FAR less to do with these negotiations then people seem to think. I bet if you polled the coaches and other players, they’d rather have these guys in the building and participating in the non-physical aspects of camp than sitting at home in sweats.
Seriously though…why does it bother you so much? Deep breathes…
Nah football is a dangerous game and people get hurt severely in camp all the time. They’re protecting them selves and their image which is their brand by staying healthy. I have no quarrels unless it extends into the season like kams did years ago
Seattle played this same kind of game with a LT named Walt. That seemed to workout OK for both. This Walt guy sat out the training camp and many preseason games.
He kept himself in shape on his own. One of the best was pushing a Suburban up and down a parking lot. I don’t worry about Brown there is more pressure on getting Adams done. I doubt he plays with no extension even if he does the tag will kill any chance. If he doesn’t sign that deal is a huge failure. Get it done JS.
Oh, a team is prioritizing an extension for a difficult but talented 25 year old player that they gave up high picks for over a talented but malcontent 35 year old who is on his second hold out in less than five years? That sure is surprising.
Brown I hope realizes that he’ll have to wait on Adams, unless he takes a smaller deal cap wise. The Seahawks don’t have enough space to pay him top of the market money and don’t want to waste it on a 35 year old player who came to them because of a similar disagreement with his prior team. But Brown hasn’t ever lacked for self confidence, so we’ll see. If he wants to stay in Seattle, which is likely his best place to get a decent contract, he’ll have to concede. Fair or not, Adams is their priority.
Strange how players always want both sides of the coin. Never satisfied with their own contract and will shut down until they get what they want. At the same time other players are put on hold with their contracts yet their financial needs cant be met until the diva gets his way! Im sure the Jets are laughing their tails off watching Adam’s pitch his fits elsewhere. NO PLAYER is worth more drama than their on field play!