According to NFL Media Insider’s Ian Rapoport, plans are in motion for a long-term contract extension that will make Seattle Seahawks Russell Wilson the highest paid quarterback in the NFL.
The offseason calls for some major adjustments to the less than $1 million contract Wilson played under in 2014. Drafted in 2012, his rookie contract covers him through the 2015 season, however the Seahawks reportedly plan to take care of him during the upcoming offseason rather than in 2016.
Right now, Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers currently is the highest paid quarterback at $110 million over five years. Wilson, who is definitely due a larger paycheck than the one he currently receives could see numbers topping Rodgers soon. The Seahawks certainly were preparing for this when they flew Percy Harvin and his inflated contract over to the Jets. Additionally, Seattle extended the contracts of defensive starters K.J. Wright and Cliff Avril.
After spending his first three NFL seasons as the most underpaid starter in the NFL, the Super Bowl champion will find himself among the highest paid.
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