Seattle Seahawks: 5 Burning questions entering 2019 training camp

The Seattle Seahawks had a successful 2018 season, but roster changes have brought a whole new set of questions for the team to answer.

While the Seattle Seahawks are a playoff-caliber team, changes during the offseason have brought about a handful of questions that will at least partially be answered during training camp.

Mainly, the Seahawks have to deal with a large number of personnel changes brought about by free agency and the draft. The team will have to find ways to adjust the depth chart and build chemistry quickly to return to the playoffs in 2019.

There are more than five questions the Seahawks will have to address during and immediately after training camp, but the following five are the most prominent.

5. When will Wagner’s deal be done?

All-Pro middle linebacker, Bobby Wagner is waiting on an extension from Seattle. Unlike the Earl Thomas situation last year, Wagner has said he won’t hold out into the season. Nevertheless, there has to be a lot of pressure building behind the Seahawks front office to get this extension done.

Wagner is entering the last year of his contract. After what happened to Thomas last season, it’s no wonder Wagner wants a new deal in place. Injuries in contract years can cost players millions of dollars. Wagner wants to avoid that scenario, but he won’t holdout into the season. Considering how non-combative or public Wagner has been about the whole issue, the Seahawks should make his extension a priority.

The Seahawks might be worried about Wagner’s age. He is already 29 years old, but there has been no sign of his play dipping at this point. Wagner has gone on a historic tear and is putting together what looks like a Hall of Fame career.

The middle linebacker has gone to the last five Pro Bowls and has been a First Team All-Pro in four of those five seasons. He has never recorded fewer than 100 combined tackles in a season and has only missed more than two games in one of his seven years in the league (2014). Wagner has more than earned a new deal.

Considering his recent success, it’s fair for Wagner to demand the largest contract for a middle linebacker. C.J. Mosley signed a five-year, $85 million deal with the New York Jets this offseason. The deal averages out to $17 million per year. If the Seahawks want to satisfy their star defender, they’ll have to offer him a contract with a higher per year payout.