RENTON, Wash. -- Several months of contract negotiations between his agent and the Seattle Seahawks gave DK Metcalf plenty of consternation, even though the star wide receiver remained confident all along that it would end in a deal.
"It was a stressful process," Metcalf said Friday, "but glad that it's over now."
That stress didn't completely give way to joy until Metcalf took the stage at the auditorium inside Seahawks headquarters, a full day after ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that the two sides had agreed to a three-year extension worth $72 million. Metcalf signed the deal Friday morning, then spoke to reporters afterward -- at times becoming emotional -- while flanked by coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider.