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Macdonald: JSN deal rewards 'foundational' player

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Dan Orlovsky and the "Get Up" crew react to Jaxon Smith-Njigba signing a historic four-year contract extension worth $168.6 million. (0:50) RENTON, Wash. -- During a news conference Wednesday to discuss Jaxon Smith-Njigba's record-setting contract extension, Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider remembered the disappointment he felt while leaving the star wide receiver's Ohio State pro day almost exactly three years earlier. Smith-Njigba wasn't expected to run a 40-yard dash that day while still recovering from the hamstring injury that cut short his final college season. When he clocked a solid time of 4.48 seconds at 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds, Schneider was convinced that Seattle's chances of drafting him had just vanished. "I was like, 'There's no way,'" Schneider said. "'Why are we meeting with this guy?'" The Seahawks didn't imagine they'd be able to land Smith-Njigba with the 20th pick in 2023.…

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