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3 Texans on expiring contracts who need extensions now

The Houston Texans have three players who are worthy of contract extensions after OLB Whitney Mercilus and P Bryan Anger.

The Houston Texans were busy on Saturday inking punter Bryan Anger and outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus to contract extensions. While Anger and Mercilus were worthy of extensions, there are three of their teammates who need them just as expeditiously.

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Even though the former 2017 undrafted free agent from Missouri State is out for the season with an ACL injury, if Deshaun Watson isn’t evidence enough, players can recover from those injuries and still play at a high level. Cole was voted a special teams captain at the beginning of the season, which indicates a level of trust and respect among his peers in the locker room. It also means that he is a cornerstone player that can enforce coach Bill O’Brien’s mandates. For a player who fell through the draft, getting that second contract would be the elation he missed on draft day.

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Pete Carroll earns 100th win as Seattle Seahawks head coach

Pete Carroll won his 100th game as the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers.

The Seattle Seahawks will finish the 2019 season with a 7-1 record on the road, a franchise record, along with a 5-0 record in 10:00 a.m. starts after defeating the Carolina Panthers, 30-24, in Week 15.

The win signified another milestone for this Seahawks team – the 100th victory under the leadership of coach Pete Carroll.

Carroll now sports a 100-57-1 record as the head coach of the Seahawks and a 133-88-1 overall record, which includes his stints with the Jets and Patriots.

Carroll has been without a doubt the most successful coach in franchise history, having long passed Mike Holmgren (86 wins) and Chuck Knox (80) for the most wins of all-time.

Carroll was also at the helm for two of Seattle’s three Super Bowl appearances, and of course the team’s only victory back in 2014.

The Seahawks signed Carroll to an extension that runs through the 2021 season, giving the oldest coach in the NFL plenty of time to add to his win total in the Emerald City.

For now, he’ll turn his attention to the team’s final two regular season games, both at home against the Cardinals and the 49ers, as the team looks to secure a top-two seed in the NFC and a potential first round bye in the playoffs.

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Jack Doyle contract: TE can make up to $24M in extension

Jack Doyle gets a sweet deal on a 3-year extension.

The Indianapolis Colts announced some big news Friday, locking up veteran tight end Jack Doyle to a three-year extension.

The leader in the tight end room got a sweet deal thanks to producing on the field and being a valued leader in the locker room. The extension gives Doyle $21 million in new money while also having the chance to make a total of $24 million with incentives, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

It wasn’t clear if the Colts were going to give Doyle an extension, but their intentions to keep him around couldn’t have been more clear. Despite being at the age of 29, the Colts believe Doyle has plenty left to contribute to the offense.

This is a solid deal for both sides. It isn’t clear what the incentives are for the Western Kentucky product, but the Colts don’t have to overpay for a valuable tight end that has produced as a receiver and run blocker. Doyle also gets a nice pay upgrade from his previous contract.

The tight end room now consists of Doyle, Mo Alie-Cox and Ross Travis on the active roster. Eric Ebron is currently on the injured reserve and is an impending free agent for the 2020 offseason. It isn’t clear if he, too, will get another contract from the Colts.

Regardless, this was a great move for the Colts both personnel-wise and in a fiscal sense.

Colts sign TE Jack Doyle to 3-year extension

Jack Doyle gets three more years.

The Indianapolis Colts signed veteran tight end Jack Doyle to a three-year extension, the team announced Friday.

Doyle has been the epitome of what the Colts want in their tight end room and leadership in the locker room. With both Doyle and Eric Ebron set to hit free agency, it was a smart move for the Colts to lock up the productive, dual-threat tight end.

As one of the best blocking tight ends in the NFL, Doyle is also a sneaky possession tight end. He’s always a reliable target in the short-intermediate passing game and has been everything the Colts ask for in a locker room leader.

On the season, Doyle has 36 receptions for 377 yards and four touchdowns. His impact goes far beyond the box score as he is one of the reasons the Colts are able to run the ball so efficiently on the edge.

The Colts signed Doyle to a three-year extension ahead of the 2017 season. It was Chris Ballard’s first since taking over the general manager position during that offseason.

With Doyle now under contract through the 2022 season, the Colts will continue to add depth to a tight end position that holds much value in the offense.

WATCH: Mike Leach signs extension at Washington State

The Washington State head coach just signed a contract extension to keep him in Pullman, Wash. through the 2024 season.

Mike Leach is not leaving the Pacific Northwest for the SEC or any other football job this season, or for a while. The Washington State head coach just signed a contract extension to keep him in Pullman, Wash. through the 2024 season.

Leach is the first coach to lead the Cougars to five consecutive bowl games and has an overall record of 55-46 in eight seasons leading the program.

The new contract will pay Leach $4 million per season. The 58-year-old coach has been discussed in conversations around the Arkansas, Ole Miss and Missouri head coach openings.

Leach interviewed for the Tennessee opening ahead of the 2018 season but was not hired after negotiations fell apart when AD John Currie was fired and replaced by Philip Fulmer.

Bobby Wagner bought groceries for customers in West Seattle

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner helped out low-income families in West SEattle, buying them groceries at a local Safeway.

Seattle Seahawks star middle linebacker Bobby Wagner spent Tuesday’s off day helping those in need.

Wagner volunteers with low-income families who live in tiny homes in the greater Seattle area, and he helped buy groceries and other necessities for many of those families at a Safeway in West Seattle on Tuesday.

 

“I went there to just bag some food for the tiny homes I’ve been a part of (for low income families) and it turned into something else,” Wagner said on Wednesday. “Fortunately I got out of there before all the cameras did.”

Wagner went on to say that he doesn’t like getting attention for these kind of acts, but that he does it simply to help out the people in need.

“I do it because there’s a lot of people out there that need a hand,” Wagner continued. “I don’t really want acknowledgement.”

Seattle’s star middle linebacker signed a three-year, $54-million dollar contract extension this past offseason, and is already using his hard-earned money to help out his community – one of many reasons the team invested in him in the first place.

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Jadeveon Clowney not worried about potential contract extension

The Seattle Seahawks have yet to discuss a contract extension with star DE Jadeveon Clowney, but he’s only focused on the next game.

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Seattle Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney had without a doubt his best game of the season in Week 10 against the San Francisco 49ers, earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors.

His breakout game, and Seattle’s relative lack of pass rush otherwise, has lead to many speculations about his future with the squad.

Clowney is a free agent after the season, and a provision in his trade to Seattle means the team cannot franchise tag him after the year.

That means Seattle has from now until March 18 to sign Clowney to an extension, else he becomes a free agent capable of signing with any team.

However – Clowney isn’t letting his future distract him from the present.

“I’m not really worried,” Clowney told Seattle media members on Wednesday. “Right now, I’m just focusing on trying to get ready for the Eagles. It’s a lot of football left. I’m really focusing on this season. I don’t care about looking down the road. It’s just one game at a time because we can do something special here.”

Clowney came to Seattle just before the start of the season in a trade with the Texans, who acquired Barkevious Mingo, Jacob Martin and a 2020 third round pick in exchange for the 2014 first overall pick.

He’s racking up numbers in Seattle, posting 25 combined tackles, three passes defended, three forced fumbles, and two touchdowns.

Clowney admitted he has spent time in previous seasons thinking about his financial future – part of the reason he’s committed to not doing so in Seattle.

“I thought about that last year, what was going to happen with the contract,” Clowney said. “I thought about it the year before I was on my last year. I’m done thinking about that. Just take it one game at a time. One season. One play. You never know what’s going to happen. You can be one play away from the end and it all could blow up in your face. Just continue to have fun. Continue to play at a high level. Enjoy this game because it can be taken away from you at any minute. Not worried about what the future holds right now.”

Clowney and the rest of the Seahawks will keep their attention on the Eagles, who they will play in Philadelphia on Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. PT.

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Seahawks are No. 2 in Touchdown Wire’s future QB rankings

With Russell Wilson at the helm, the Seattle Seahawks rank second-best in Touchdown Wire’s future quarterback rankings.

The Seattle Seahawks have one of the best quarterbacks in the league right now in Russell Wilson, but how will they fare in the near future?

Touchdown Wire took a look at the quarterback situations for all 32 NFL teams to produce rankings of all of the teams’ outlooks. To determine the results, a “blue-ribbon panel” of one former head coach, two former general managers and one current general manager were consulted on their opinions.

Writes Pat Yasinskas:

Russell Wilson might be playing better than any other quarterback in the league right now. And it might be the same case in 2023, the last year of his current contract. He’ll turn 35 that year, but still could be playing in his prime. Wilson is having an MVP-type season this year. His backup is Geno Smith at the moment, but Smith is only under contract for this year. It doesn’t matter all that much, because Wilson has been durable.

With Wilson at the helm, Touchdown Wire determined the Seahawks ranked second-best in the league. Only the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes were higher.

Yasinskas continues:

One of our panelists called Wilson a transcendent talent, (“He showed you don’t have to be 6-foot-4 to play quarterback in the NFL, and that’s opened the doors for guys like Kyler Murray.”) The Seahawks aren’t going to let Wilson go anywhere. Barring injury, he’ll sign at least one more contract extension in Seattle.

You can find Touchdown Wire’s entire future quarterback rankings here.

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