According to Clare Farnsworth's article just posted, it would appear that Marcus Trufant and the Seahawks are not moving closer to an agreement. It looks as if things are getting testy. Clare article states...
Mike Sullivan, Trufant's agent, is calling published reports of the team's willingness to offer his client as much as an average of $8 million on a six-year contract "outrageous."
That's because the Seahawks have submitted only one contract proposal -- six years for $40 million -- and that was two weeks before the free-agency period began.
Part of me thinks that this is big trouble. That the next move is Marcus will hold out and threaten not to play until week 10. However, I believe that a lot of this is part of negotiating in the NFL. The team holds the hammer here. Unless Trufant can find someone willing to give up two 1st rounders, his only option is hold out. Sometimes this works, other times not so much.
Marcus wants a big money guarantee, the team knows he risks a lot by playing this year on the franchise tender. What if he slips back to mediocrity? What if, like Daunta Robinson, he destroys his knee. That is the trade off. Take the guaranteed money now or risk it for the big payday next year. I get it, Marcus wants the big money and he feels he has earned it, however that is debatable. That said, I hope Ruskell sees the value in treating a local boy right. Find some middle ground and get this deal done quick. Else, this will probably be his last year in Seahawk blue.
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