| | CHENEY, Wash. -- Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Joey Galloway will not accept what the team has called its final contract offer, Galloway's agent said Friday.
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"They gave us a Friday deadline to accept the offer and we're not going to accept it," agent Eric Metz said. "It's up to them now whether or not they want to offer another deal."
The Seahawks will bring in wide receiver Willie Green for a visit on Saturday, ESPN The Magazine's John Clayton reported Friday. Green was cut by Miami this week.
Galloway missed all of training camp as he sought to renegotiate and extend a contract he signed in 1995. He led the Seahawks last season with 65 receptions for 1,047 yards and 10 touchdowns.
The Seahawks are offering Galloway a seven-year, $35 million deal, with a $7 million signing bonus. Galloway wants a five-year, $24 million contract, with a $9 million signing bonus.
Galloway's camp has said the receiver is willing to miss the entire season.
Coach Mike Holmgren, who also serves as general manager, said Thursday that the Seahawks would survive without Galloway.
"The next guy steps up and plays," Holmgren said. "We're going to do the same stuff."
While Galloway is holding out, members of the Seahawks say they've wrapped up their training camp here with a good grasp of coach Holmgren's philosophy.
"I think we've got a good base of the coaches," Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Sinclair said Thursday as players left the field following their final workout at Eastern Washington University. "Now we know what they want and how they want it. But there's still more to come."
Holmgren has sought to emphasize little things in Seattle's campaign to try and reach the playoffs for the first time since 1988.
"We're made a conscious effort to eliminate some of the mistakes that plagued this team last year," Holmgren said. "I think we're on our way to doing that."
Wide receiver Michael Pritchard and tight end Christian Fauria are both out two to three weeks after having knee surgery.
"We're thin at the receiver position," Holmgren said.
To add depth, the Seahawks signed receiver Phil Savoy off waivers from the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday. Savoy, who played college ball at Colorado, was originally drafted in the seventh round by the Arizona Cardinals in 1998.
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