SEATTLE - The Seattle Sounders announced a multi-year contract extension Tuesday for forward Obafemi Martins with the striker coming off an MVP-calibre regular season. Ricky Jean-Francois Jersey .Terms of the deal were not announced by the club, but Martins said after practice Tuesday that he was excited to stay with Seattle and hoped to play with the Sounders for three years as the contract says. According to the Major League Soccer Players Union, Martins made slightly more than $1.75 million in guaranteed compensation this past season with Seattle as a designated player.Martins is among the favourites for league MVP after scoring a franchise-record 17 goals and adding 13 assists as Seattle finished with the best record in the league and won the Supporters Shield for the first time in club history. Martins assisted on the game-winning goal in Seattles 2-0 win over Los Angeles last weekend that clinched the regular-season title.Oba has been an integral part of our team on and off the field, and has established himself as one of the premier players in MLS, Seattle general manager Adrian Hanauer said in a statement. He was a monumental signing when he first joined us last season, and we are thrilled that he will continue his career with Sounders FC.Martins, who turned 30 on Tuesday, came to Seattle from Spanish club Levante. Martins also played for Internazionale in Italy and Newcastle United in the Premier League, before bouncing between a handful of European clubs prior to his arrival in Seattle.Im very happy to have signed a contract to be with this team and these players for multiple years, Martins said. This season is not over yet, so Im excited to do more and score more goals, but its nice to know Ill be here going forward.Martins has paired with Clint Dempsey to form one of the best scoring duos in the MLS and seemed to be at his best when the games meant the most. He had two goals and two assists in a 4-2 win at Portland in August. He recorded two assists on Oct. 19 when Seattle rallied from a 2-0 deficit for a 2-2 tie at Los Angeles, and then capped his standout regular season assisting on Marco Pappas first goal in last Saturdays win over the Galaxy. Clay Matthews Jersey . Neither side would publicly confirm or deny any discussions were taking place, until the near unexpected happened. On Saturday night sources confirmed to TSN, the league and players agreed to terms on a new, tentative CBA, pending ratification by the unions players. A league source confirmed the CFLs board of governors must also ratify any potential agreement. Josh Jones Jersey . 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Caveat: Its June, still more than six weeks from the start of training camp and three months from the start of the 2014 season. Almost every team feels good this time of year. The Packers, of course, have a championship pedigree. Confidence that comes with winning three straight NFC North titles, and just a few seasons removed from winning the Super Bowl. "The work ethic is very high. This group is really extremely competitive, in tune. Our new training environment has been unbelievable. It has put us so far ahead of where weve ever been, so I think with that brings more confidence so theres just a sense of maturity," McCarthy said. Changes on the coaching staff brought some new perspective. Quarterbacks coach Ben McAdoo left to become the offensive co-ordinator of the New York Giants, while outside linebackers coach Kevin Greene left to spend more time with family. Sam Gash is the new running backs coach after Alex Van Pelt slid over to replace McAdoo. Winston Moss is the assistant in charge of all linebackers now, not just inside linebackers. Former Illinois and Florida head coach Ron Zook is now an assistant special teams coach. Green Bay hopes the defence will be improved this year with the addition of Julius Peppers and the anticipated healthy return oof linebacker Clay Matthews from an injured thumb. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Jersey. Eddie Lacy has a full year of seasoning now as the lead rusher in a talented backfield that complements Rodgers. The 2011 NFL MVP, for one, likes the spunk hes seen on the practice field. "I love it. I love the energy, I love the passion. There will be those altercations in training camp. When guys remember this is a professional environment, not a personal environment, then you wont have any issues in the locker room," Rodgers said. "But every now and then you have to stir it up a little bit, you have to make some changes." Rodgers said he also likes the changes he has seen with new personnel and new coaches. "Its a natural progression. And when you have some new players theres always going to be stuff like that, guys getting used to this tempo," Rodgers said. "Sometimes guys dont like getting tossed down a little bit, and you need to work it out." Fringe players anxiously looking for a roster spot shouldnt get too overly worked up. Jobs arent won in June, McCarthy said, when practices are tailored to highlight agility and playing in space. But McCarthy likes some of the intangibles that he has seen so far. "I think youre seeing more player interaction as far as what goes on on the field. Guys self-correcting, and a lot more pro-active as far as sharing information," he said. "Those are good things. I see more of it this year." Note: The Packers signed rookie free agent Shaun Lewis on Tuesday. Lewis, a 5-foot-11 linebacker from Oklahoma State, tried out at Packers rookie minicamp in May. 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