Block or bust.
That is the way offensive lineman Luke Joeckel views this all-important upcoming season with the Seattle Seahawks.
Joeckel, the No. 2 overall pick out of Texas A&M by Jacksonville in the 2013 NFL Draft, suffered a season-ending knee injury Oct. 2 on the loose turf at Wembley Stadium in London.
Rather than work out a free-agent deal with the organization that drafted him, Joeckel instead signed a one-year, $8 million contract (with $7 million guaranteed) with the Seahawks, instantly making him the highest-paid member of a low-cost offensive line.
“There wasn’t a whole lot out there long term,” Joeckel said.