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Michael Bennett fears Seahawks’ megadeals will freeze out ‘middle man’

The Seattle Seahawks made headlines by finally signing quarterback Russell Wilson and linebacker Bobby Wagner to pricey contract extensions. Defensive end Michael Bennett recently expressed concern that the team faces tough decisions regarding the future of who he deems as the Seahawks’ middle men.

“They can’t pay everybody, but they do pay people,” Bennett observed, via a Yahoo Sports report. “They pay certain people a lot of money, and other guys feel like they should be paid just as much as those guys because everybody contributes to the Super Bowls and the championships.”

Bennett’s comments not only come in the wake of the deals Wilson (four-year, $87.