Seahawks' Kam Chancellor on holdout: 'Souls get lost sometimes'

Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor stands on the sidelines during organized team activities practice at Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor stands on the sidelines during organized team activities practice at Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Photo: Grant Hindsley, SEATTLEPI.COM Photo: Grant Hindsley, SEATTLEPI.COM Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close Seahawks' Kam Chancellor on holdout: 'Souls get lost sometimes' 1 / 9 Back to Gallery

Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor characterized last year's contract holdout as a mistake on social media on Sunday.

Chancellor, 28, missed all of training camp and the preseason as well as two regular-season games last year in an attempt to earn more money from the team. The former fifth-round pick and founding member of the "Legion of Boom" secondary signed a four-year, $28 million with the team in 2014, which included a $5 million signing bonus and $17 million in guarantees.

The Seahawks refused to budge on their long-held position of not renegotiating contracts with more than one year remaining. After racking up around $2 million in fines, the four-time Pro Bowler eventually returned to the team in Week 3, but missed Seattle's final three games of the regular season with a tailbone injury.

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Chancellor one of the most active Seahawks players on social media, took to Twitter with an inspirational message on Sunday, writing:

"Don't strive to be rich with Money, strive to be rich in Faith and your Heart!! Be a Great Role Model. we can all do that!!"

A follower replied to that tweet by asking Chancellor why he held out last year, and Chancellor's reply left little doubt he regrets the decision.

"souls get lost sometimes until you remember why you do it," Chancellor wrote, later adding, "learn from me."

Don't strive to be rich with Money, strive to be rich in Faith and your Heart!! Be a Great Role Model. we can all do that!! #Listen2Me — The Enforcer (@Kam_Chancellor) July 24, 2016 @ryan_leclair souls get lost sometimes until you remember why you do it — The Enforcer (@Kam_Chancellor) July 24, 2016 @ryan_leclair learn from me — The Enforcer (@Kam_Chancellor) July 24, 2016

Chancellor's words on Sunday echo the sentiments he shared throughout the offseason.

"I'm in a great place," Chancellor told reporters during Seahawks minicamp last month. "Same place I was even last year and the year before that. Great place. I just feel like I have a lot of experience and all these young guys need to hear my voice."

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Head coach Pete Carroll confirmed Chancellor had regained his leadership role on the team less than a year after the ill-conceived holdout.

"Oh man, he's been awesome," Carroll said during minicamp. "He's been such a great leader of us. He's been just on point."

The Seahawks report to the Virginia Mason Athletic Center on Friday before kicking off training camp on Saturday.

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