The Cam Newton contract raises the stakes for the Seahawks and quarterback Russell Wilson. Regardless of whether Wilson would take the same deal right now (I think he wouldn’t) or whether the Seahawks would pay the same deal right now (I think they wouldn’t), the real question is whether Wilson will play out the final year of his rookie contract at $1.5 million and, if so, how much he’ll be able to command in 2016.
The dance between team and player continues with agent Mark Rodgers, a baseball agent, sending a 16-page letter to the Seahawks explaining his position, as initially reported by Ian Rapoport of NFL Media.