Schneider sidesteps whether Seahawks would keep Wilson from playing baseball

Schneider sidesteps whether Seahawks would keep Wilson from playing baseball

Apart from the question of whether the Seahawks and quarterback Russell Wilson can work out a new contract is the question of whether Wilson will try to play baseball and football. Embedded within that question is the question of whether the Seahawks would let him.

“That’s not something I’d get into right now,” G.M. John Schneider told KIRO radio on Wednesday regarding whether the Seahawks would contractually stop Wilson from playing baseball.

The Standard Player Contract provides that an NFL player cannot “engage in any activity other than football which may involve a significant risk of personal injury.” It’s unclear whether baseball falls within the category of activities that involves a significant risk of personal injury. There’s risk of injury from a baseball (especially when thrown at speeds in excess of 90 miles per hour), the bat, and the spikes, but how “significant” is it?