RENTON — Usually, Abe Lucas is about as emotional as a stone slab.
Publicly, the Seahawks’ massive right tackle would sooner let a pass rusher run by him to his quarterback than laugh. Or, often, smile. When he does joke, it’s deadpan.
Yet the Archbishop Murphy High School graduate was glowing Thursday thinking about his parents, his family, his loved ones — and his new, $46 million contract. The 6-foot-6, 322-pound Lucas and his favorite team since he was 3 years old agreed to that days before he begins his fourth NFL season against San Francisco Sunday at Lumen Field.
“Pretty surreal,” the 26-year-old said multiple times in 5 minutes.
His first call Thursday with the news he got a new contract was to his father, Kelly. He and his mother, Julie, raised Abe in Everett, and through the