The issue between Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks isn't that the Seahawks don't believe Wilson is worth Aaron Rodgers money. It's that they don't believe he's worth Aaron Rodgers' guaranteed money.
NFL.com is reporting that the major sticking point between the fourth-year quarterback and the organization is the amount of guaranteed money Wilson should receive.
Russell Wilson's asking price is expected to rise after the 2015 season without a new contract done
Wilson wants a deal similar to the five-year deal that Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers quarterback, signed in 2013 that was worth $110 million - and more importantly, $54 million guaranteed.
The guarantee is the issue the Seahawks can't get past, NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports, as confirmed by the Seattle Times.
Russell Wilson wants to remain with the Seattle Seahawks, but only for the right price
"Really, the main arguments here, the main disagreements as far as the contract negotiations that have been going on between Russell Wilson and the Seahawks center on guaranteed money," he said. "Based on the people I'm talking to, it is still stuck in Russell Wilson's head that the contract extension he signs doesn't just make him the highest paid quarterback in the NFL but also is highly, highly guaranteed; more like a contract that say a baseball player or a basketball player would get."
Ironically, Wilson's agent is Mark Rodgers, who is a baseball agent that replace his original agent, Bus Cook.
The sides have been negotiating, but little progress has been made.
"There have been some negotiations recently," he said. "They have continued but from what I hear now, it would be highly unlikely for any deal to get done before the two sides break for the summer."
To add insult to Wilson's injury in not landing a new contract, former teammate Michael Robinson took sides with Seattle over Wilson with regards to their impasse.
"The friend in me says yes, but the businessman and the realist in me says no," the former wide receiver says. "You look at Aaron Rodgers and his contract, that's the anomaly; that's paid for a guy who can win a Super Bowl with the 32nd-ranked defense. Name me a year that Russell hasn't had the top scoring defense in the National Football League? Name me a year he hasn't had a top-five rusher in the National Football League? Name me a year that he hasn't had one of the top two or three rushing offenses in this league? You can't."
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