I'm sure this is all agent smokescreen stuff but wow. Mind you the original source is Bleacher Report, so take it with a kilo of salt.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...t-paid-player/
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As Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson enters the final year of his rookie contract, the team and Wilson’s agent have embarked on an awkward negotiation that could result in Wilson leaving the Seahawks. Part of the problem is that Mark Rodgers works as a baseball agent who hasn’t actively represented NFL players in years; his relationship with the Seahawks lacks the immediate trust that would arise from the regular back-and-forth associated with repeated negotiations and communications on behalf of multiple clients, from potential draft picks to existing clients to looming unrestricted free agents to street free agents.
Part of the problem is that Wilson wants to be paid a lot of money. Apparently a lot more than the Seahawks want to pay him.
According to Jason Cole of Bleacher Report (via CBSSports.com), Rodgers does not deny the perception/rumor/speculation that Wilson wants to be the highest paid player in all of football. That title currently belongs to Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who signed more than two years ago a five-year, $110 million extension, an average of $22 million per year.
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Been hearing from plenty of folks since posting latest Russell Wilson blurb. Current prediction: He's playing for someone else in 2016.
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