Seahawks should pay Yannick Ngakoue Frank Clark’s money

Seahawks change locker room culture

Seattle was desperately trying to change their locker room culture. It’s the whole reason why Seattle let so many stars go between those two years. With the standoff between Clark and the Seahawks looking to extend through the off-season, Seattle needed to tread lightly. After all, Clark wasn’t the only star looking for a payday that off-season.

Russell Wilson and Bobby Wagner both stated they needed an extension. Wilson took matters into his own hands stating he wouldn’t play for Seattle any longer if a deal hadn’t been signed by xx date. Bobby Wagner was coming off another top year where he was again the clear leader of Seahawks defense and one of the best defensive players in the league. Seattle had 3 very high-profile players that needed top tier money.

Finally, this brings me to the draft. Seattle had been aggressive in recent years trading away draft capital for experienced players. This, unfortunately, left Seattle only 4 picks in the NFL draft and little to say for it. This was simply unacceptable for Seattle, something needed to give. Seattle needed to prioritize and be careful with how they proceed.

Again, they were in the middle of a locker room turn around. Russell Wilson is the clear leader of the team, both on and off the field. Meanwhile, Bobby Wagner is the leader of the defense and a top 5 defensive player. Clark was the odd man out.

When Kansas City came around offering a 1st and 2nd round pick, that was simply too generous of an offer to turn down. This allowed Seattle an opportunity to keep the chemistry building, extend their top 2 players/ avoid as much off-season drama as possible and recoup some draft capital that they were desperately missing.