Seattle Seahawks: A Metcalf deal will get done

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver D.K. Metcalf remains without a new contract. At this point, there is nothing to worry about.

It’s July and D.K. Metcalf still doesn’t have a new contract. If you ask the national media, the sky is falling and the Seattle Seahawks must trade their megastar wideout. But its not all gloom and doom?

In the Pete Carroll and John Schneider era, getting extensions done has been a priority to get done after the draft and mini camps. What fans consider as the current NFL “dead period” is Schneider’s time to roll up his sleeves and get busy. Russell Wilson got his deal done on the eve of training camp, Bobby Wagner got his extension done on July 26th, and that was also on the eve of training camp.

So is there any reason at all to be worried? There are some who will say “he skipped the Seahawks’ mandatory minicamp and that has to mean something.” It’s true he didn’t show but he was also recovering from offseason foot surgery.

Metcalf looked ok last weekend at the charity softball game. Expect him to show up at training camp, whether or not he’s extended. There is no reason for fans to worry until he starts missing extended time at camp.

Comp shopping

The NFL is going into inflation at the wide receiver position this offseason. Every other significant wideout from the 2019 draft class resigned except Deebo Samuel and Metcalf. The going pay rate has skyrocketed.

Miami paid $30M per season for speedy wideout Tyreek Hill (four years, $120M with a $25M guarantee). Others like Davante Adams, Cooper Kupp, Stefon Diggs, and Terry McLaurin have all signed recently for north of $20M per year.

Then there’s Metcalf’s college teammate A.J. Brown. After Tennessee traded him to Philadelphia in April, Brown got his payoff from the Eagles. He signed a four year, $100M deal.

Metcalf has better stats than Brown in every receiving category except average yards per catch. Even then the Seattle Seahawks superstar only trails 16.2-14.7 yards per catch. So what’s a yard and a half anyway? Metcalf has found the end zone more often and caught more passes for more yards than his former Ole Miss teammate. 

A little patience

A deal should get done in three-to-four weeks. Expect the Seahawks to extend Metcalf for around four years and $110M with $80M guaranteed. This deal will put him among the top top-three in WR pay at a $27.5M per year average.

If Metcalf starts missing regular season games then the subject of a trade can be discussed. But it shouldn’t come to that. Enjoy the next couple of weeks. See you in training camp.