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El safety Kam Chancellor, izquierda, y el coach Pete Carroll, de los Seahawks de Seattle, hablan en conferencia de prensa sobre el regreso de Chancellor al equipo luego de ausentarse por una disputa contractual, en la sede de los Seahawks en Renton, Washington, el miรฉrcoles 23 de septiembre de 2015. (Photo/John Froschauer)
El safety Kam Chancellor, izquierda, y el coach Pete Carroll, de los Seahawks de Seattle, hablan en conferencia de prensa sobre el regreso de Chancellor al equipo luego de ausentarse por una disputa contractual, en la sede de los Seahawks en Renton, Washington, el miรฉrcoles 23 de septiembre de 2015. (Photo/John Froschauer)John Froschauer/Associated Press

Pete Carroll Says Seahawks Want to Work out New Contract with Kam Chancellor

Joseph Zucker
Jun 13, 2017

With Seattle Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor entering the final year of his current deal, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll told reporters Tuesday the team is hopeful it can work out an extension.

Carroll said that "[Chancellor's] frame of mind and [the Seahawks'] frame of mind is in a really good place," per the News Tribune's Gregg Bell:

Chancellor is set to earn $6.8 million in 2017, the second-most for a safety behind Earl Thomas ($8.5 million), perย Spotrac.

Theย Seattle Times'ย Bob Condottaย wrote in January that Chancellor's 2016 performance likely increased the Seahawks' desire to offer him an extension. The four-time Pro Bowler finished with 81 combined tackles and two interceptions.

He ranked 34th on NFL Network's list of the top 100 players in 2017:

According toย Spotrac, Seattle has a little over $24 million in salary cap space for 2018. That amount is more than enough to accommodate an extension for Chancellor.

However, the Seahawks will also have to weigh the futures of Jimmy Graham, Eddie Lacy and Thomas Rawls, all of whom are free agents in a year. General manager Johnย Schneider will also want to leave himself with enough flexibility to sign some free agents as well.

After Schneiderย saidย in April that he'd at least entertain a Richard Sherman trade for the right price, nothing is off the table in terms of Chancellor's future.

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