INDIANAPOLIS — Expect the Seattle Seahawks’ next major announcement to be a contract extension for the only Super Bowl-winning coach they’ve ever had.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported Friday Seattle and Pete Carroll are indeed working on that extension about which The News Tribune asked the coach on Thursday at the league’s scouting combine.
Carroll, 64, is entering the final year of his deal with the Seahawks. He is believed to be earning about $8 million annually, among the top in the league along with New England’s Bill Belichick and New Orleans’ Sean Payton.
The TNT asked Carroll on Thursday if he wanted to get an extension done this offseason. That would be to avoid him coaching a lame-duck, final season of his deal in 2016.
“I’m doin’ great,” he said, with a grin. “I’m doin’ great.”
That’s the same thing he said when he was asked that question at team headquarters in Renton during press conferences last month. Wednesday Seahawks general manager John Schneider said “I think Pete would tell you he’s in great shape and we’re happy to be working together.”
So, yes, the coach, GM and organization are in synch.
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