Warren, Hawks To Part?

Chris Warren’s future with the Seattle Seahawks is in doubt.

The franchise’s all-time leader in rushing yardage will be asked during the next few weeks to agree to a dramatically reduced salary or be released or traded, The Seattle Times reported Tuesday.

“We’re going to have to make some decisions,” Randy Mueller, vice president of football operations, told the newspaper. “The only problem with Chris is the $4.1 million cap number.”

Warren, 30, Seattle’s starting running back for the past six seasons, has a salary cap value of $4.1 million for next season and that’s about 8 percent of the team’s cap allocation.

Seattle’s other two running backs, Lamar Smith and Steve Broussard, are unrestricted free agents. Smith visited New Orleans Monday.

The Seahawks have talked to running back Natrone Means of Jacksonville, who is an unrestricted free agent.

Warren rushed for 847 yards and four touchdowns on 200 carries, a 4.2-yard per carry average, last season when he moved ahead of Curt Warner (6,706 to 6,705 yards) as Seattle’s No. 1 career rusher. The Seahawks were primarily a passing team behind quarterback Warren Moon.

The Tennessee Oilers are free to negotiate a deal to play next season in Nashville under an agreement approved Tuesday by Memphis officials.

Denver Broncos quarterback Jeff Lewis, considered the heir apparent to future Hall of Famer John Elway, suffered a torn anterior cruciate to his left knee during a pickup basketball game last week and could be out four to six months.

Safety Roger Harper, who spent three seasons with Atlanta and one with Dallas, and linebacker Antonio London, who started six games for Detroit last season, signed with Green Bay. Also, free-agent wide receiver Ricky Proehl signed with the St. Louis Rams for four years and Miami re-signed receiver Brett Perriman to a one-year deal.