Seahawks, NFL and Emmanwori
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The Seahawks' contract impasse with Nick Emmanwori and other NFL teams' following suit with second-round picks is ridiculous to ESPN's Bill Barnwell.
Nick Emmanwori is the first 35th overall pick to have his deal completely guaranteed. It's a four-year deal worth $11.6 million.
When the Los Angeles Chargers opened their camp to rookies on July 12, they were missing second rounder Tre Harris. A deluge of his fellow Day 2 selections are in the same boat. So why the holdup creating all these potential holdouts?
Football is a team sport, which was last evidenced pretty clearly in Super Bowl LIX: The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs thanks to an all-star setup on both sides of the ball, and despite an apparent disadvantage on the sidelines,