Chancellor gets extension
Kam Chancellor, the Seattle Seahawks’ starting strong safety, signed a three- year extension Tuesday that will keep him with the only club he’s ever played for through the 2020 season and creates the possibility that Chancellor will retire having played only in Seattle.
Chancellor’s new deal is worth up to $ 36 million with $ 25 million guaranteed, a hefty payday for a 29- year- old whose physical style of play has led to big hits but also a variety of injuries during his career.
Tuesday’s announcement was a stark change from two years ago when Chancellor was a training camp holdout because he was unhappy with his contract.
Without a new deal, Chancellor could have left Seattle in free agency after this season. Chancellor’s first contract extension, signed in 2013, is set to expire after the 2017 season.
Chancellor has been Seattle’s starting strong safety since 2011. He is a two- time second- team All- Pro selection and a four- time Pro Bowler.
Known as one of the biggest hitters in the defensive backfield, Chancellor is also a highly respected voice in Seattle’s locker room, even after his holdout two years ago where he missed the first two games of the regular season. Any wounds from that decision were healed when Chancellor was voted a team captain last season.