The Facts: NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports, via sources involved in the situation, Wilson is expected to become the NFL's highest-paid quarterback when the Seahawks sign him to a long-term extension in the coming offseason.

Diehards Line: Seattle has built the NFL's deepest and most talented roster while devoting less than $1 million per year to the starting quarterback since Wilson was drafted in 2012. Aaron Rodgers is currently atop the NFL's salary structure, with a five-year, $110 million contract averaging $22 million annually. Wilson's rookie contract runs through the 2015 season, but the organization intends to take care of him this year rather than next. ... As NFL.com's Chris Wesseling suggests, Wilson isn't deserving of a richer contract than Rodgers, but this is how salaries escalate in professional sports. The Seahawks have no choice but to set a new contract bar for the steadily improving 26-year-old quarterback of the reigning Super Bowl champions and current Super Bowl favorites.