Ticats president Scott Mitchell was on TSN Drive with Dave Naylor yesterday talking about Chris Williams. Here are the salient quotes:

“We've not been able to talk to Chris since the player awards.”

“We've got to be prudent to not only ourselves but the league.”

“We've got a general manager and coach who feels that no player is bigger than the team.”

“Chris has a legitimate contract he needs to live up to.”

“We've offered to make Chris one of the highest paid non-quarterbacks.”

“It's a difficult situation we're trying to work through.”

“I think its naive to suggest that we're standing in the way of Chris making $400,000 in the NFL. There's a long road to hoe to get there.”

Here's the entire interview:

Mitchell with Naylor