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Bruce Irvin's profane tweets suggest Seahawks declined 5th-year option

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It doesn't look like the Seattle Seahawks decided to pick up the fifth-year option in rush linebacker Bruce Irvin's contract. 

And, despite what Irvin says, it seems to have struck a nerve with him. 

The volatile and often outspoken player took to his Twitter account early Monday to let his feeling on the matter be known:

Had the Seahawks picked up the option, they would have owed Irvin $7.8 million in 2016.

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