This is the story I wrote for tomorrow's News Tribune:

KIRKLAND – Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Bobby Engram skipped Monday’s voluntary veteran mini-camp because he is upset about his contract, according to a source.
Engram attended the team’s three-day mandatory camp over the weekend, though he participated on a very limited basis.
But Engram was not present on Monday, the only player who was expected to be at the team’s practice facility but wasn’t. The team said Engram missed the practice for personal reasons.
It is unclear if Engram will be at today’s practice. The mini-camp ends on Thursday.

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Engram is displeased, according to the source, that he was the team’s most productive wide receiver last season but is scheduled to be its third-highest paid wideout this year.
Engram is in the final year of a contract that will pay him $1.7 million this season, while injured flanker Deion Branch will make $3.5 million as well as a $660,000 roster bonus and split end Nate Burleson will make $3.25 million.
It is unclear what Engram wants to be paid in a new contract. His agent, Mitch Frankel, did not return several phone calls.
A team spokesman said Seahawks general manager Tim Ruskell declined to comment.
Engram is coming off a year in which he set a franchise record with 94 receptions, which was a career high, as was his 1,147 receiving yards, which was among the best seasons in team history. Engram’s six touchdowns also were a career high.
Engram was quarterback Matt Hasselbeck’s most-reliable target at a time that split end D.J. Hackett was continually injured, playing in only six games.
Likewise, Branch, who was paid almost $10 million last season, played in only 11 regular-season games and missed most of both postseason games. Branch tore his anterior cruciate ligament early in the team’s loss to Green Bay and will miss at least part of the 2008 season after reconstructive surgery.
With Branch injured and Hackett departing for Carolina in free agency, Engram is expected to be the team’s starting flanker, moving to the slot in the three-receiver set.
Engram, 35, had his breakout season after missing nine games in 2006 because of a thyroid condition that threatened the remainder of his career. He returned for the final three games of that season, totaling 24 receptions and 290 yards for the year.
After that season, the Seahawks gave Engram a two-year, $3.4 million contract. He will be a free agent after this season.