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It looks like the Legion of Boom could blow up at any point and the bomb’s name would be Kam Chancellor or a bomb named here’s where Kam Chancellor should be. Alright, I’ll stop it with boom and bomb jokes and get down to business which is exactly what the Seahawks aren’t doing. Okay, last one!
In 2013, Chancellor signed a 4-year contract with the Seahawks and now, it looks like he wants to get it restructured which is completely fair on Chancellor’s part. With a career total of 8 interceptions, 292 tackles and 8 forced fumbles, Chancellor is an irreplaceable part of the Seahawks defensive line.
In light of the recent contracts of Russell Wilson, Richard Sherman and Marshawn Lynch, Chancellor has decided to hold out on doing anything with the Seahawks which has included all of training camp, all preseason games and if a new contract doesn’t appear soon, regular season games. Chancellor’s decision to keep holding out could come at a pretty steep cost though since it is at the team’s discretion to fine him. Every day of training camp that is missed could hold up to a $30,000 fine.
Chancellor’s agent has released a statement to ESPN, “Nothing has changed. He will not report without his contract being addressed this season. The team and I have been in contact, but we haven’t been able to agree on any compromise.” Seahawks HC Pete Carroll and GM John Schneider have both released statements, but neither have seemed to change Chancellor’s mindset. Regardless of what the business end of the Seahawks think, it is clear that some players have sided with Chancellor including Michael Bennett and Earl Thomas who have both openly supported his decision, but also want him to come back.
Unless the Seahawks and Chancellor reach an agreement in the near future, it looks like the Legion of Boom will be down one very important member.
