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Giving up a bundle that includes 2 first-round picks leaves no doubt that the Seattle Seahawks want Jamal Adams around long-term, however multiple sources informed ESPN on Tuesday that the team is in no rush to sign the All-Pro safety to an extension.
The Seahawks plan to wait until next year, the sources stated, instead of making an enormous financial dedication amidst the present unpredictability about how much the NFLs income cap will drop in upcoming seasons because of profits deficiencies triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Seahawks got Adams in a smash hit trade Saturday, sending out first-round choices in each of the next two drafts, a 2021 third-round pick and safety Bradley McDougald to the New York Jets. Seattle got a 2022 fourth-round pick together with Adams, who requested a trade last month after the Jets would not budge on giving him the contract extension he was looking for.
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1 RelatedAdams understands the Seahawks position on his contract, a source stated, adding that the trade wouldnt have taken place if the safety were going to demand an extension from Seattle right now. Adams has actually revealed pleasure about signing up with the Seahawks in numerous social networks posts, including in an Instagram Live video in which hes dancing with a cigar in his hand.
” Im delighted to be a Seattle Seahawk,” a beaming Adams shouts into the cam. “Im delighted.”
Sources have told ESPNs Rich Cimini that Adams is looking to surpass the Chicago Bears Eddie Jackson ($14.6 million) as the NFLs highest-paid security.
Adams has 2 years and $13.45 million remaining on the contract he signed as the 6th general pick in 2017. Hes set to make $3.59 million in 2020– a $2.765 million roster bonus on the 5th day of training school and $825,000 in base salary– and $9.86 million on his fifth-year option in 2021.
The Seahawks have been burned by a big-budget offer for a trade addition who never played a down for the group. They gave Percy Harvin a six-year, $67 million extension when they obtained him in 2013, then traded him for a minimal return the next season after his volatility became untenable.
Another benefit to waiting to extend Adams is that it gives the Seahawks more time to evaluate him as a person. It likewise prevents a potentially uncomfortable dynamic in the locker room with crucial gamers who are qualified for extensions but havent gotten them, such as cornerback Shaquill Griffin and running back Chris Carson.
The trade for Adams marked the fourth time because 2018 that a group quit numerous first-round picks for a gamer, according to ESPN Stats & & Information research study. The other 3 such players were cornerback Jalen Ramsey, left take on Laremy Tunsil and linebacker Khalil Mack. Before that, it hadnt happened since Jay Cutler in 2009.
The other three such gamers were cornerback Jalen Ramsey, left tackle Laremy Tunsil and linebacker Khalil Mack. Prior to that, it had not taken place given that Jay Cutler in 2009.
