It's been just over six months since the 2018 season

of the Seattle Seahawks came to a grinding halt in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs against the Dallas Cowboys. However George Fant Color Rush Jersey , Hawks fans can..." The OffseasonThe end of the offseason is in sight: Seahawks rookies report to campNew,22commentsPDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:The end of the offseason is in sight: Seahawks rookies report to campTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailIt's been just over six months since the 2018 season of the Seattle Seahawks came to a grinding halt in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs against the Dallas Cowboys. However, Hawks fans can now put those memories in the past because in a very short period of time there will be real news on which to report and fake football to watch.All the offseason debate about which of the 73 wide receivers Seattle drafted and signed will step up and take the spot Doug Baldwin vacated that has driven you all mad since April is about to get turned up to 11. Or, knowing this fanbase, it's possible it gets cranked all the way up to 12.In any case, as DK Metcalf, Gary Jennings, John Ursua, Keenan Reynolds Rashaad Penny Color Rush Jersey , Terry Wright, Jazz Ferguson, Malik Turner, Caleb Scott and Amara Darboh duke it out for roster spots behind Tyler Lockett and David Moore, it’s no longer the doldrums of the offseason, as rookies report to camp today. Wednesday will be no more than check in, and it’s more of a period for rookies to get adjusted before the veterans report next week, with training camp officially getting started in full on Thursday the 25th. So, while the offseason has been long and boring Doug Baldwin Color Rush Jersey , the arrival of actual football news to read and something resembling professional football to watch is just weeks away! As the Seahawks and quarterback Russell Wilson move toward an April 15 deadline for signing Wilson to a long-term deal, one key factor looms over the negotiations: Paying Wilson based on a fixed percentage of the salary cap.It’s a simple calculation. Wilson would have a set salary, along with a term potentially increasing his pay to match a specific percentage (, 15, 16, 17, etc.) of the annual spending limit.Multiple players have tried to get in the past a term that would tie their pay to a specific percentage of the cap, including Kirk Cousins (while in Washington) and Darrelle Revis (while with the Jets, the first time around). Teams consistently have refused C. J. Prosise Color Rush Jersey , however, to utilize this device, even though the labor deal allows it.There’s nothing unreasonable about a player seeking to base his compensation on a fixed percentage of the cap, given the manner in which the cap continues to grow, at a rate of more than $10 million every year. Sharper spikes may be coming, given the looming extension of the CBA, eventual new TV deals, and the impact on leave revenue of gambling. For long-term deals being negotiated before those changes happen, it makes plenty of sense for players to seek protection against major jumps in the annual money available to spend on rosters.Currently Tre Madden Color Rush Jersey , Wilson’s cap number of $25.286 million correlates to 13.4 percent of the $188.2 million cap. He presumably will want more than that moving forward. Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford currently has the highest cap percentage based on cap number, at 15.6 percent.Teams aren’t required to agree to this term, and no team ever has. At some point, the possibility of collusion becomes inescapable, given that teams often shy away from contract terms that would meet with the disapproval of the Management Council, which has a reputation for telling teams what they can and can’t do when it comes to contract negotiation — and which necessarily amounts to collusive activity.Still, if the Seahawks want to sign Wilson to a long-term deal, they may have to break ranks with league precedent.