RENTON — Seahawks coach Pete Carroll acknowledged Thursday the team was caught off-guard by the decision of receiver DK Metcalf to skip mandatory minicamp as he angles for a contract extension.
But Carroll said “I am not less optimistic’’ that a deal will ultimately get done with Metcalf, who is likely seeking an extension in the four-year, $100 million range to rival that of A.J. Brown, his former Ole Miss teammate who recently got that same deal from the Eagles. Brown and Metcalf share the same agent, Tory Dandy.
Carroll noted Metcalf showed up for the beginning of the team’s voluntary offseason program in April, which had signaled to the team that Metcalf would take part in everything.
