Recent quotes from Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett created the impression that he possibly would stay away from training camp, due to lingering unhappiness with his contract.
NFL Media reports that, with the Seahawks opening camp on Saturday, Bennett is “in town.”
Whether he’s “in town” and whether he shows up for camp could be two different propositions. Agent Doug Hendrickson was expected to meet with the Seahawks at some point this week about Bennett’s contract. It’s unclear whether the meeting already has happened.
Bennett’s presence could be a sign that a new deal has been reached, or it could mean that Hendrickson wants Bennett to be “in town” and ready to go in order to dangle to the team the ability to get Bennett to camp right away, if a holdout happens while talks continue.
