Seahawks Deal Unhappy Young to Colts

INDIANAPOLIS — Fredd Young, the Pro Bowl linebacker who has been displeased that Seattle teammate Brian Bosworth’s contract dwarfed his, received his wish Thursday when he was traded by the Seahawks to the Indianapolis Colts for two first-round draft choices.

The Colts confirmed Thursday night that they had traded their top picks in the 1989 and 1990 drafts after reaching a contract agreement with Young. A Colt spokesman would not disclose terms of the deal, which reportedly is worth $5 million over four years.

Young is scheduled to fly to Indianapolis today.

Young wanted to renegotiate the four-year contract he signed before last season, saying he is the best linebacker on the team but wasn’t being paid accordingly.

Young has often voiced his dislike of fellow linebacker Bosworth, who signed a 10-year, $11-million contract two weeks after Young agreed to a contract a year ago. Young was to be paid $350,000 this season, with up to $105,000 in incentives.

Seahawk President Mike McCormack said it is the team’s policy not to renegotiate, but he offered to extend Young’s contract and restructure it.

Young balked, reporting eight days late to camp, then walking out a day later. He sat out a total of 31 days before returning to camp 10 days ago after the Seahawks notified him they were ready to place him on a reserve list that would sideline him for the season.

However, Young continued to complain and said he reported only because he had no choice. He left again last Saturday, leaving McCormack a note that said he was going to retire if he wasn’t traded. That came a day before Seattle opened its season against Denver.