Here is the story I just filed for The News Tribune:

Seattle Seahawks fullback Leonard Weaver will sign his one-year, $1.417 million tender offer today, according to his agent, Harold C. Lewis.
After no other team showed a desire to give the Seahawks a second-round pick to sign Weaver, a restricted free agent, the fourth-year player from Carson-Newman decided to sign the team’s tender offer, which was given at the beginning of free agency.
“This is the next step for Leonard to spend what he hopes is the rest of his career with the Seattle Seahawks,” Lewis said.

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Lewis said he had discussions with the Seahawks about a long-term contract, but he indicated the Seahawks were not willing to do that even though Weaver stepped into the starting role after Mack Strong suffered a career-ending injury in Pittsburgh on Oct. 7.
“I think they decided that they wanted a bigger (sample size) of Leonard playing,” Lewis said. “It’s up to them to decide what to do next. We will talk to them at any hour of the day, night or weekend.”
Lewis said he will re-visit contract extension discussions at the end of training camp.
To give the Seahawks a gesture of his commitment, Lewis said Weaver signed a waiver and has participated in all the team’s voluntary workouts even though he was not under the contract.
Lewis said he did not get indications that Weaver is being marginalized because the Seahawks signed free agent T.J. Duckett, a 254-pound running back.
Lewis said he thinks Weaver and Duckett will share the fullback position, with Duckett brought in as a short-yardage specialist.
“Even though he has a fullback’s body, Duckett is not really a fullback,” Lewis said. “Beyond that, many teams across the league are going to a platoon system in the backfield.
“We are going to use this year to prove to the Seahawks that Leonard deserves a long-term contract. That’s what every player wants. That’s what every player is playing for. If he continues to improve the way he did last year, I think he will be one of the best fullbacks in the NFL.”
In many ways, Weaver is fortunate that he got the contract he did. With a poor training camp last season, he was very nearly released, saved only because the Seahawks really did not have another option to back up Strong.
But when he took over for Strong, Weaver became a productive part of coach Mike Holmgren’s offense, averaging 4.4 yards a carry and catching 39 passes.
“Leonard figured it out in a hurry,” Holmgren said. “I will take some credit for that because I laid it out for him early. And to his credit he responded. We were close to seeing a potentially good player just kind of (vanish). And bless his heart he did a great job down the stretch.
“What he has to do, he has to remember what it took to do what he did. Keep doing it.”