Coach Pete Carroll on Kam Chancellor’s 48th day of holdout: “He needs to come back in”

Pete Carroll made clear Wednesday what we’ve been talking about on here for weeks: The Seahawks haven’t broken off negotiations with Kam Chancellor, as national reports stated last week -- because there is nothing to negotiate.

Carroll gets asked daily if anything is new on Chancellor’s holdout which was in its 48th day on Wednesday. Yet since the Seahawks are dug in after long ago telling Chancellor and his agent they weren’t going to give him added money when he still had three years remaining on his contract, I asked Carroll what possibly could become new now from the team’s perspective.

“He needs to come back in,” the coach said, flatly. “We need to get him in.”

Chancellor is about lose a second game check of $267,647 by missing Sunday’s game at Green Bay.

“I’m just disappointed -- like I know he is and everybody is -- that is hasn’t found a way to get him here,” Carroll said. That’s all.”

Carroll said he likes how focused the players remain and how he believes Chancellor’s absence has not affected them. Dion Bailey, the 2014 practice-squad rookie whom the Rams targeted for their tying touchdown in the final minute of regulation last weekend en route to their 34-31 win in overtime, is ready to start at strong safety in his second career game Sunday night against Aaron Rodgers and the Packers at Lambeau Field.

“Can’t coach the guy that’s not here,” Carroll said of Chancellor. “Can’t do anything about it.”

Carroll was also asked about the mother of running back Marshawn Lynch posting on Facebook Monday night that Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell was the worst play caller ever and should be fired.

“Well, I don’t have to defend him...Let’s start there. I’m not defending him. He does a terrific job,” Carroll said. “The history shows all of that, all that we’ve done.

“That’s a mom looking after a kid. There ain’t nothing wrong with that,” Carroll said.

“There’s a lot of passion with our following and the ‘12s’ and our family members. I mean, think where media is today...

“It’s just something that, I’m sure she has strong feelings. I don’t blame her for having strong feelings. She’s a mom.”

After practice Bevell said he hasn’t talked to Lynch about the Facebook musings of his mother. The offensive coordinator didn’t sound like he felt he needed to, either.

“I’m glad we have passionate fans,” Bevell said.

PRACTICE REPORT: WAGNER, BENNETT HAVE ANKLE INJURIES

The Seahawks listed LB Bobby Wagner and DE Michael Bennett as “limited” in practice today with new ankle injuries. Tharold Simon remained out with his toe injury that caused him to miss last week’s game. Lynch got his usual midweek rest.

This story was originally published September 16, 2015 at 4:09 PM with the headline "Coach Pete Carroll on Kam Chancellor’s 48th day of holdout: “He needs to come back in”."