The Contra Costa Times reports:
Seymour A No-Show in Oakland
No sign of defensive lineman Richard Seymour, acquired for a first-round draft pick in 2011.
A few players quietly inquired as to whether there was any news about Seymour reporting.
“He’s got to get here,” one player said. “We need him. I don’t care if he’s mad. Maybe that will make him play even better.”
Peter King already reported that Seymour is fuming about the trade. Still, King lays out the reasons Seymour would be foolish not to report to Oakland (hint: it has to do with money):
Aside from not earning his 2009 salary of $3.7 million, Seymour wouldn’t be able to be a free-agent if he doesn’t play this year. As it stands now, his contract is up after this year, and if he plays well and stays healthy, he could hit the jackpot when next year’s probable uncapped season plays out.
Seymour seems understandably upset about having his family uprooted from Boston and being shipped out to one of the perennial laughingstocks of the NFL. But he doesn’t seem to have many options at this point. Better to do what everyone else stuck in the Black Hole does: mail it in and leave at the first opportunity. Luckily for Seymour, that’s only a year away, when he hits free agency.
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