It’s a battle of wills over at the camp of the Seattle Seahawks with the team’s front office and safety Jamal Adams not showing any signs of backing down on the negotiation table, per Adam Jude and Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times:
When training camp began two weeks ago, the two sides were roughly $4 million apart in annual compensation for Adams, sources told The Seattle Times.
After back-and forth negotiations over the next week, they were close to a meet-in-the-middle agreement.
On Friday, the Seahawks made what they labeled their final offer: $17.5 million in total annual compensation on a four-year contract, with roughly $38 million guaranteed, a deal that would make Adams the highest-paid safety in the NFL.
Right now, Jamal Adams’ contract will have him earning a total of $9.86 million which is fully guaranteed, but he’s also looking for financial security beyond the upcoming season. Adams is set to be an unrestricted free agent by the end of the 2021 NFL campaign. He’s turning just 26 in October, so he’s still got a great future ahead of him.
Of course, the Seahawks can still use the franchise tag on Adams in 2022 and again in 2023, but both camps probably would probably have this sorted out before it becomes a bigger distraction for the team.
Adams played 12 games and started in all of them last season for the Seahawks.
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