The Sports Xchange

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson’s agent says progress has been made on a new contract but there is no deadline and Wilson would have no problem playing out the final year of his rookie deal.

Wilson has been one of the best bargains in the NFL since the Seahawks drafted him in the third round in 2012, helping the team to two Super Bowls and one title. He is due to make $1.54 million next season in the final year of his contract, and the team and agent Mark Rodgers have been engaged in discussions over an extension.

“Neither side has any real deadlines. I know the public and the fans and some of the media has put a sense of urgency on this, but there really are no deadlines,” Rodgers told 710 ESPN Seattle on Thursday. “Russell Wilson’s under contract with the Seahawks and … if he has to, would certainly be fine playing his fourth year under a four-year contract that he signed coming out and then moving on from there. I don’t feel any particular crunch on time and any real particular deadlines.”

Rodgers added, “I would characterize our talks as ongoing, fluid, robust at times, thoughtful. And we’ve made progress. … I would characterize them as positive and encouraging.”

The Seahawks reportedly have offered a four-year extension worth $20 million per season, but the guaranteed money reportedly has been too low for Wilson’s taste.

“I think what he’s looking for is what everybody’s looking for,” Rodgers said, “and that’s a deal that feels fair, that feels reasonable and that at the end of the day makes him feel comfortable with the compensation he’s receiving for the skill and the performance that he’s delivering.”

Rodgers said Wilson is “very, very happy to be in Seattle, loves playing for the Seahawks, loves playing for Pete Carroll and understands that there’s something very special going on in this town in football and would love to stay a part of that for a long, long time.”

Wilson has missed organized team activities this week while attending funerals in Florida, but Rodgers said Wilson will be back Friday. Wilson attended the service for tight end Jimmy Graham’s personal manager and surrogate mother in Miami earlier in the week and was to attend the funeral of defensive end Cliff Avril’s father Thursday in Jacksonville.