Report: Wilson willing to rework deal to create cap space for Adams, Brown

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is willing to restructure his contract to accommodate new deals for safety Jamal Adams and left tackle Duane Brown, sources told The Seattle Times' Adam Jude and Bob Condotta.

Wilson is due a $19-million base salary in 2021, but restructuring his deal would involve converting that salary into a signing bonus to give the Seahawks more immediate cap flexibility. Seattle currently has only $8.2 million in cap space for the coming season.

Adams and Brown have been present at the Seahawks' facility since players reported for training camp two weeks ago, but they aren't practicing due to their respective contract situations.

Adams, 25, is set to play the final year of his rookie deal in 2021, and his camp has been negotiating a new deal with the Seahawks for weeks. The two sides have reportedly agreed to make the three-time Pro Bowler the NFL's highest-paid safety, but negotiations are currently at a standstill, report Jude and Condotta.

Justin Simmons of the Denver Broncos tops the position with an average annual salary of $15.25 million.

Brown, 35, is in the final season of a deal he inked in 2018. He's started 53 games since joining Seattle midway through the 2017 campaign and is set to earn $10 million in base salary in 2021.

Wilson recently discussed Brown's contract situation, saying the Seahawks have "got to figure that out." The 32-year-old signal-caller fueled speculation about his future this offseason after voicing displeasure about the number of hits he's taken during his career.

Copyright (C) 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.