The Seattle Seahawks received a 16-page report on the virtues of quarterback Russell Wilson. Whether the report included a warning about Wilson's price tag going up after the season is unclear.
Peter King of Sports Illustrated's MMQB.SI.com is speculating that Wilson and his agent, Mark Rodgers, are perfectly content to enter 2015 without a contract because it means that his asking price could go up if he replicates the three seasons he already has had in the NFL.
Russell Wilson wants to remain a Seattle Seahawk, but only at a fair price
"What if Wilson wants Aaron Rodgers money now, and a deal doesn't get done, and what if Wilson in 2015 simply does what he's done in each of his first three seasons-have a passer rating near 100, make the playoffs and get the team in or close to the Super Bowl?" King wrote. "What happens then, when the cap will be at least $30 million higher than it was when Aaron Rodgers signed his deal? Let's just say I doubt the asking price will be the same next year as it is now. It'll be higher. So that's a spur for the Seahawks to get something done this offseason."
The Green Bay quarterback leads the league in average compensation at $22 million, King reports.
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ESPN reported that Mark Rodgers are prepared to play 2015 with his current deal after sending the team his 16-page report - which apparently is accepted practice in Major League Baseball but a new tactic in the NFL.
"Russell is under contract with the Seahawks," Rodgers said. "He absolutely would be fine playing his fourth year under the contract he signed coming out and then moving on from there. I don't feel any particular crunch on time or any real particular deadlines."
The Seahawks still have the option of placing the franchise tag on Wilson for the next two years at about $21 million to $24 million. It buys Seattle time but hurts the salary cap.
The decision for Wilson, according to ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com is whether to capitalize on his expanding leverage or work out a deal that allows the Seahawks to field a competitive team around him.
"Regardless, his best-case scenario will only get better and better as February 2016 approaches, with the Seahawks or someone else will pay him as much he wants," Pro Football Talk reported.
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