Quarterback Russell Wilson’s contract remains a hot topic in Seattle, but there’s no worries about Wilson reporting for the start of training camp next month.
The same may not be true of defensive end Michael Bennett. Bennett skipped voluntary work this offseason as he tries to get a contract more to his liking from the Seahawks and wasn’t willing to rule out the possibility of being absent again when the team gets back to work this summer. During an interview with KHON in Honolulu, Bennett suggested that he might not be saying “Aloha” to the team on Day One if his contract remains the same.
“Hawaii’s weather is great, so I’ll just keep it at that,” Bennett said. “When the weather’s not as nice as it is here, it’s harder to make that decision, so it just keeps it in my mind like hopefully something great comes out of it, but I don’t mind staying home for a little while.”
Bennett will face fines of $30,000 a day if he skips camp, so the weather probably shouldn’t be the only consideration he has in mind when making his call about how to proceed in his drive for a new contract a little more than a year after signing his four-year pact with the team.
