Updated Jun 19, 2012 - 12:47 pm
What's next for Chris Clemons and the Seahawks?
The Seahawks drafted Bruce Irvin as an eventual replacement for Chris Clemons.
In the meantime, they hoped the veteran defensive end would help mentor the 15th overall pick while the two played opposite each other.
That plan appears to be on hold now that Clemons, the team's leading pass rusher the last two seasons, is unhappy with his deal. After sitting out the team's mandatory minicamp last week and most of its organized team activities before that, Clemons has reportedly turned down the Seahawks' offer of a three-year, $18 million deal.
Mike Sando, who covers the NFC West for ESPN.com, thinks Clemons has little leverage in this situation.
"I don't think they're panicking at all," Sando told "Brock and Salk" on Monday. "I think they would like to take care of him to a reasonable degree, but they're not going to go crazy money on it because he's got a year left on his deal. Where's he going to go? Is anyone else going to pay that kind of money?"
Brock Huard and Mike Salk share additional thoughts in Monday's Wrap Up video.
You can download Monday's podcast here.
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ronzilla wrote...He settles for a fair, short term deal.June 19, 2012 1:53 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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ronzilla wrote...In an honorable world, he would fulfill his contractJune 19, 2012 2:01 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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woofu wrote...Clem is mentoring the 15th pick.June 19, 2012 4:08 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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jstumbo wrote...Fourth lesson:June 19, 2012 5:45 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Cbrew wrote...jstumbo - Do you know what you're talking about?June 19, 2012 7:55 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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kjr or kiro? wrote...Two Words ... Andre CarterJune 19, 2012 9:46 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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dbhawkfan84 wrote...@kjr or kiroJune 19, 2012 11:13 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Hawkman wrote...one more year..June 20, 2012 4:44 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Brock Huard has co-hosted the show since 2009. After earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors at Puyallup High School, Brock went on to a record-setting career at Washington and then spent six years in the NFL, including four with the Seahawks. Brock has also spent five years with ESPN working as a college football analyst in the booth and the studio. Brock makes his home on the Eastside with his wife Molly and their three young children.
Danny O'Neil is the son of a logger, a graduate of the University of Washington and has been a working journalist in Seattle since 1999, first at newspapers and since 2012 at 710 ESPN Seattle. He is married to Sharon Pian Chan, associate opinions editor at The Seattle Times. They live on Capitol Hill with their wrinkled, smelly dog.
