Jamal Adams Is NFL’s Most Valuable Safety After Seahawks Extension
Jamal Adams is the highest paid safety in the NFL after signing a contract extension with the Seahawks on Tuesday.
The Seattle Seahawks had been locked in ‘intense’ negotiations with Jamal Adams since March. However, Jamal Adams (25), never had any intention of acting up or missing game time.
His new four-year, $72 million deal includes $38 million in guarantees and a $20 million signing bonus.
With an average salary of $17.5 million, Adams is the 17th highest-paid defender in the league. He is also the third highest paid player on the Seahawks, behind Rusell Wilson and Bobby Wagner.
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“This was the plan the whole time, was to go after a great football player, get him in the program, pay what you’ve got to pay to get it done in terms of draft picks and then knowing that we were going to do a contract,” coach Pete Carroll said. “It took a while to get it done, but it’s over now.”
“Obviously it was tough to come out here and continue to watch and not be involved like I wanted to, but I understood the business, and we were working together the whole time,” Adams said. “Don’t believe anything out there — everything was good. There’s no relationship break.”
“I’m not Boo Boo the Fool. I wasn’t not going to take the contract, so no. Where I’m from, we’re definitely taking that. Mom called [after her text]. She called twice, and when mom called and she told me I needed to take the contract, it was a no-brainer. Momma knows best.”
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“What I don’t know that our fans realized last year is how he played hurt, played one-armed for a number of games because his shoulder was bad,” Carroll said. “If you were at the stadium you probably could see that more clearly. But the toughness that he demonstrated and the grit and all the beautiful aspects that he put forth, our fans I think will come to understand that and appreciate it. He’s really something.”
