Last year for Beast in Seattle?

[RiverDog]

I would hope there was a way to make M.L. happy without throwing the team salary cap structure out the window and without encouraging other players to follow suit themselves a could of years in to their new contracts.

You don't have to worry about Pete and John doing anything that's going to severely handicap their ability to resign Russell Wilson and leave a little spare change for contingencies. They'll let ML walk before they do that. They've already shown their hand in that regard with Bevell's "running back by committee" remark. There's the possibility that Bevell was conscious of ML's unhappiness and was giving ML a 'shot across the bow' with that statement.

As for your concern about setting a precedent for other players to follow, the precedent has already been set, and not necessarily by the Hawks. It's not uncommon for a player that feels he's being underpaid to renegotiate a contract, and whether or not the Seahawks renegotiate Lynch's is not going to have any impact on future Hawks one way or the other. Players are driven by their agents, and the agents know what the Hawks can and can't do.

[HumanCockroach]

Hell the precedence has been set in Seattle, by this FO. Clemmons held out training camp and got a re worked deal, they gave Browner a raise just for sh!ts and giggles last season coming into the year. This FO has made it clear they will indeed work with players in regards to this stuff, the difference is whether they feel like it is doable and earned. I would say Beast has the second part, but I'm not sure if the first is there at this point. There is no chance they will retain Beast if it will seriously inhibit their ability to retain those they feel they absolutely have to, just none what so ever, however, if it is doable, they will do it, without batting an eye.

they have shown a willingnes to WORK with players, and wouldn't in the least be surprised to see them so so again.

[Stream Hawk]

Beast is expected to be at camp. http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/story?storyId=11097420
Somehow I'm not surprised. Teammode Go Hawks!

[NorthHawk]

I don't get guys who want more money not showing up at mandatory events thus losing in some cases practice bonuses upwards of a couple of hundred thousand dollars.
It just seem counter intuitive.
The fines aren't much for these guys, but the other monetary incentives can be pretty large.
They have to make up the lost incentives as well as get the new money.

[Seahawks4Ever]

HCR; B.B. didn't hold out. BTW; Chris Clemons spells his name with 1 "m" not two, but sorry, I don't remember C.C. holding out. Was year in his Seahawk tenure was that??

While the Seahawk F.O. has show a willingness to work with players in adjusting their contracts I don't believe they would consider a player holding as a player they are willing to work with, hence Marshawn is in camp and he, John, and Pete will sit down and see what they can do to fatten his wallet before Father Time forces beast Mode to hang 'em up.

The Seahawks' F.O. has stated that it is (or was) their policy to renegotiate with other teams Free Agents, what ever that means.

[HumanCockroach]

http://beta.sportingnews.com/article/29 ... te-carroll

2012, same year they drafted Irvin ( to be fair to Clemons, he was playing on the Eagles contract he was saddled with prior to the Tapp trade, so i can understand, he was playing under a 'backup' contract and providing 10+ sacks a season).