Veteran defensive tackle Gerald McCoy is no doubt a highly coveted

free agent after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers released him last week. While there’s been no indication that the Seattle Seahawks are..." Latest NewsGerald McCoy visited Browns Tre Flowers Color Rush Jersey , will visit Ravens on TuesdayNew,58commentsPDTVeteran defensive tackle Gerald McCoy is no doubt a highly coveted free agent after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers released him last week. While there’s been no indication that the Seattle Seahawks are in the running for his services, as fans... we can only hope that Seattle is interested and does sign him.In the meantime, a report has come out that McCoy has already visited and since left the Cleveland Browns without a contract. Talks are still ongoing, and it’d be absolutely terrifying to see a defensive line consisting of Myles Garrett, Sheldon Richardson, and Gerald McCoy. It’s even scarier knowing that the Seahawks are at Cleveland this year, so hopefully the talks lead to “thanks, but no thanks.”On Tuesday, McCoy will meet with the Baltimore Ravens, who have lost some key faces on their defense such as C.J. Mosley, Terrell Suggs, and Eric Weddle David Moore Color Rush Jersey , but they did sign Earl Thomas in free agency, and McCoy would be another potential huge acquisition even as a one-year rental. Again, it’s worth noting that Baltimore plays the Seahawks, although this one is at CenturyLink Field.Others reportedly interested in McCoy include the Cincinnati Bengals and Carolina Panthers. McCoy apparently wants to play on a contender, so I’m not sure either of those teams fits the bill.McCoy is a six-time Pro Bowler and one of the best pass-rushing DTs in the game. The 31-year-old has had at least six sacks in each of the last six seasons, and most recently made Second-Team All-Pro in 2016. Seattle could use the interior rush that McCoy provides, and they have the cap space to do so. It’ll no doubt be a very competitive market if they do make a play for him, though.By the way, the Buccaneers have since effectively replaced McCoy by signing N’damukong Suh to a one-year deal. That means if all goes as planned, Suh will be playing at Seattle on November 3rd when Bruce Arians and the Bucs come to town. When the offseason began, the Seattle Seahawks had four big contract situations to address, including quarterback Russell Wilson, defensive end Frank Clark https://www.theseahawksfanshop.com , defensive tackle Jarran Reed and middle..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteField Gullsa Seattle Seahawks communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsSeahawksOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections VideosCoffee and CigarettesGame AnalysisThe Numbers GameCigar ThoughtsFiled under:The OffseasonCap ClassroomReport: Bobby Wagner won’t be giving a hometown discountNew,93commentsPDTShareTweetShareShareReport: Bobby Wagner won’t be giving a hometown discountPhoto by Christian Petersen/Getty Images When the offseason began, the Seattle Seahawks had four big contract situations to address, including quarterback Russell Wilson, defensive end Frank Clark, defensive tackle Jarran Reed and middle linebacker Bobby Wagner. Wilson and Wagner are longtime Hawks who helped the team win one Super Bowl, and continue to represent the core of the both the offense and the defense for the team. Clark and Reed, meanwhile, represent up and coming talent on a defense looking to rebuild in the wake of the dismantling of the Legion of Boom. Or, at least they were until the Seahawks traded Clark to the Kansas City Chiefs, leaving only the contract situations for Reed and Wagner to resolve. Even with both Reed and Wagner set to be free agents at the conclusion of the 2019 season, the team has the ability to all but ensure they remain Seahawks in 2020 through the use of the franchise tag on one and the transition tag on the other, but that is a different discussion for a different day. In the wake of the linebacker market being reset during the 2019 free agency period Seahawks Customized Color Rush Jerseys , there has been significant discussion about whether or not Wagner would be willing to give the Hawks a hometown discount. According to reports from NFL Insider Tom Pelissero, that answer is no. In short, while Wagner had been among the top three highest paid off ball linebackers in the NFL over the past four seasons since signing his contract extension in August of 2015, he is set to play the 2019 season as the sixth highest paid. Specifically, his contract is 58 percent lower on an average per year basis than the new highest paid linebacker, C.J. Mosley of the New York Jets. In fact, Wagner isn’t even the highest paid linebacker in the NFC West, coming in behind Kwon Alexander of the San Francisco 49ers. In any case, the Seahawks will likely need to pony up far more money than had been budgeted for any Wagner extension than they would have even just a couple of months ago. I’ll take a look at what Wagner could command in terms of salary in the coming days, but for now it is enough to know that he will not be affording the Hawks any hometown discount (as he shouldn’t, he’s earned his money and should take every dollar he can in what is likely to be his last big contract).