Former agent: 'Really hard to believe' no compromise between Kam Chancellor, Seahawks

Last week, Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor made a surprising statement via social media when he posted that despite rumors to the contrary, he didn't "plan on going anywhere unless some higher power places me elsewhere."

That message, which also included a reference to Seattle as his "second home," came months after Chancellor's prolonged contract holdout with the team that lasted throughout training camp and the preseason and caused him to miss two regular-season matchups, both Seahawks losses.

Since there's been no indication Seattle budged from its long-stated policy of not renegotiating contracts with more than a season remaining, many speculated that Chancellor might try and force a trade this offseason. But last Wednesday's declaration of loyalty flies in the face of that line of thinking.

Chancellor's situation was just one of the topics we discussed with Joel Corry, a former player agent for more than 15 years who is currently a salary cap, contract and business analyst for CBS Sports, where he writes the "Agent's Take" column.

As an agent, Corry helped found Premier Sports & Entertainment and negotiated contracts for NFL players around the league, including deals for players like linebacker Anthony Simmons and Hall-of-Fame defense end John Randle in Seattle.

We asked him about Chancellor, Michael Bennett, the Seahawks' free-agent losses and more in a Friday Q&A session. Check it out in the gallery below, and be sure to follow Corry on Twitter at @corryjoel.

In January, you wrote about the Seahawks' championship window. Do you think it's still open?



Corry: "It's still open because you took care of the big pieces before the (2015) season started, when you got Russell Wilson (above) at a much better cost than you would have if you let him play out his rookie contract and had to stick an exclusive franchise tag on him. Plus, he grew by leaps and bounds this year, which was always going to be the concern -- that once he was making a lot of money, he was going to have to shoulder much more of the load. And you got middle linebacker Bobby Wagner re-signed, so going into free agency wasn't as imperative as anything else." less In January, you wrote about the Seahawks' championship window. Do you think it's still open?



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