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Update: Russell Wilson signs 22 million per year deal.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/russel...144655220.html
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Russell Wilson has set a deadline for later this week to work out a long-term contract with the Seattle Seahawks, and now we have more evidence that Wilson is seeking to become the highest-paid player in the NFL.
Wilson has turned down an offer worth "nearly $21 million per year," according to what Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk has heard through the grapevine. Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network appeared to confirm the nature of the offer when he called Florio's number "essentially accurate."
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In the NFL, only four players have a contract with an average annual value greater than $20.5 million:
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers — $22.0 million (five years, $110 million)
Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers — $21.85 million (four years, $87.4 million)
Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers — $20.76 million (five years, $103.8 million)
Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons — $20.75 million (five years, $103.75 million)
Presumably, the Seahawks' most recent offer to Wilson falls somewhere in the neighborhood of Newton and Ryan, but almost certainly in the top five ahead of Joe Flacco, whose deal has an average annual value of $20.1 million.
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Wilson has said he wants a deal in place before the start of training camp, which is later this week, or he will play the 2015 season under his current $1.5 million salary. Based on what the Seahawks' most recent offer appears to be, it doesn't look as if a deal will get done.
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