RENTON, Wash. -- Forget about the contract dispute that's now in the rearview mirror for Jamal Adams and the Seattle Seahawks.
Forget about the angst that was building among both sides -- and Seahawks fans -- as negotiations regressed into a stare down in recent weeks.
Forget about the doomsday scenario of Adams playing out his rookie deal then getting slapped with two franchise tags, a road no one wanted to go down.
None of that matters now that the Seahawks have locked up Adams on a four-year, $70 million extension that makes him the NFL's highest-paid safety -- and gets him back on the practice field with three and a half weeks to get ready before their season opener.