SEATTLE -- The most expensive item on the offseason to-do list for the Seattle Seahawks, general manager John Schneider and contract negotiator Matt Thomas is one they didn't cross off last year.
The Seahawks could have given safety Jamal Adams an extension when they acquired him in a blockbuster trade in July but didn't want to do so without first knowing how Adams would fit and how much the NFL's salary cap would drop.
Adams was what the Seahawks hoped he would be -- a pass-rushing weapon, in-the-box playmaker and energizer.