For teams (and mostly fans) out there who had dreams of luring Pete Carroll to their organization with a huge payday, you can go ahead and wake up now. Tuesday night Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks agreed to a new contract extension that will keep him with the team through 2019.
At 64, Seattle's Pete Carroll is NFL's oldest head coach, and Seahawks had no hesitation about giving him contract extension through 2019.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 27, 2016
The deal came to light just a day after general manager John Schneider re-upped with the Seahawks for five years. Schneider will make $3.75 million a year through the 2021 season. The deal made Schneider the second highest paid GM in the league behind Baltimore Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome.
Both Schneider and Carroll were going to be without contracts at the end of the 2016-17 season. If that had happened, the Seahawks would have likely had a bidding war on their hands for both men. Now, they won’t have to worry about it.
Carroll and Schneider have been one of the most successful head coach and GM tandems in the league for the last six seasons. The Seahawks have won 60 games in that span, made the playoffs five times, made it all the way to two Super Bowls and won one in the 2014-15 season. Over the last six seasons the Green Bay Packers are the only team to win more games.
Jennings, Dockett and Loadholt announce retirements
You could make the argument that former Arizona Cardinals defensive end Darnell Dockett has been “retired” for the last two seasons. Greg Jennings, on the other hand, has still been productive, but an injury-shortened 2015 campaign will be his last.
"Mentally, i just couldn't stay locked-in." – @GregJennings on his decision to retire. pic.twitter.com/JOx6sKGvzW
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) July 25, 2016
Jennings announced his retirement from the NFL Tuesday, ending a 10-year career that spanned three different teams and was rewarded with a Super Bowl title with the Packers in the 2010-11 season.
“Football is over,” Jennings said. “I’m done. No more big hits. No more ‘Touchdown! Greg Jennings’ at least within the lines of a football field. I’m done and I’m excited to be done. The last 20 years of my life has been football. Today, that all changes.”
Jennings career comes to an end with 571 career receptions, 8,291 yards and 64 touchdowns. His best year was that 2010-11 Super Bowl season when he caught 76 passes for 1,265 yards and 12 touchdowns. Jennings has played with both Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers and helped along the development of Teddy Bridgewater with the Minnesota Vikings in 2014.
Injuries have kept Dockett off the field for the past two seasons so the only surprise with his announcement this week is that he felt the need to make it at all. His body had already made the call for him.
Man,, we used to tear it up! @Ddockett it's been a pleasure! https://t.co/Hh6CBkZLYS pic.twitter.com/uXylFHDGr3
— Calais Campbell (@CalaisCampbell) July 26, 2016
Dockett was never an elite player, but he was a good and productive guy in a 4-3 scheme. His best season was in 2007 when he recorded 58 tackles, nine sacks, two force fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Dockett ends his career with 459 total tackles and 40.5 sacks in 10 seasons.
It was injuries that finally forced Vikings offensive tackle Phil Loadholt to put his horse in the barn. Monday he wrapped up his seven-year career too after spending all in Minnesota after the team picked him in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Loadholt has missed the last 21 Vikings’ games with multiple shoulder and leg injuries and after taking a pay cut to stay with the team, decided it wasn’t worth it and retired.
It’s a rash of late in the summer retirements. Just a week ago former Carolina Panthers cornerback Charles Tillman announced his retirement on Twitter.
It's been real ✌🏿️https://t.co/bM9lLkw9wi
— Charles Tillman (@peanuttillman) July 18, 2016
Anthony Davis wants to un-retire
After taking one year off in retirement, former San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Anthony Davis has decided he’d like to get back into the game. Monday Davis filed paperwork with the league to come out of retirement and be reinstated into the NFL.
Davis is still a young guy, especially for an offensive tackle. He just turned 26 and was a first round draft pick in 2010. He started every game for the 49ers from 2010-2013 and seven games in 2014 before ending his season with an injury. When the team let Jim Harbaugh go after the 2014 season, Davis was one of many players who decided to call it quits too.
https://twitter.com/BamDavis_/status/757620376151130113
The NFL has the final decision on reinstating Davis, but that’s an easy call to make. He was never in trouble, so there’s no reason to keep him out. If the 49ers want to retain his rights they’ll have to add him to their 90-man roster and absorb his $6.5 million contract into their cap. Davis is still under contract with the 49ers through the 2019 season. If not, Davis will be a free agent and could sign with anybody.
