RENTON — Pete Carroll still expects a new contract for wide receiver DK Metcalf to get finished this offseason even after Metcalf unexpectedly skipped the Seattle Seahawks’ minicamp this week.
Carroll said Thursday after Seattle wrapped up the three-day camp that he remains confident a deal with Metcalf can be reached. He cited the Seahawks’ previous success in reaching agreements with star players landing their first big contracts.
“We’ve been through this for years, you know. And it’s a challenging time,” Carroll said. “We’ve had so many high-profile guys that have gone through this process and how’s that worked out for us? We figured it out in time. And so (GM John Schneider) is on it and he’s as experienced as you can get at handling this stuff, and DK’s got great representation and DK is a heck of a kid.”
Metcalf is entering the final year of his rookie contract, which will pay him about $3.99 million for the upcoming season. He would seem to be in line for an extension in the ballpark of what A.J. Brown, Cooper Kupp and other wide receivers have received this offseason.