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John Schneider, Seahawks Agree on New Contract: Details, Comments, Reaction

Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider will reportedly be with the team for the foreseeable future.

ESPN’s John Clayton cited a source on Sunday who said the team and Schneider agreed on a contract extension “that is expected to make him among the highest-paid GMs in the NFL.” Schneider’s previous contract would have expired after the 2016 campaign.

Seahawks owner Paul Allen responded to the news on Twitter:

@seahawks extend top GM John Schneider, key architect of our roster....Congrats!

— Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen) July 25, 2016

More to follow.