Where there’s smoke, there must be fire — unless Drew Rosenhaus and some mirrors are involved.

Jason La Canfora, who has had some recent scoops regarding the Seahawks (Marshawn Lynch’s deal and the drafting of Frank Clark), dropped another one Wednesday when he wrote that Bennett “and his agent have made it clear he’d rather not be back in Seattle.”

This is the second report indicating Bennett wants out — although he and the Seahawks both denied last month that he asked for a trade. He does, however, want his contract beefed up — and that clearly is the crux of the “he wants out” reports, surely propagated by his notorious agent, Rosenhaus.

Don’t expect the Seahawks to fall for his cheap tricks.

Last month, Bennett (playing the good cop) debunked a report out of Dallas — surely originating with Rosenhaus (the bad cop) — that he wanted a trade to Atlanta, telling 710 ESPN, “They made rumors about Jesus; they’ll make rumors about anybody. I never asked for it. I didn’t come to (the Seahawks) asking for a trade.”

Asked if he was happy with his deal, Bennett told KIRO Radio, “I can’t really say that. I don’t know anybody that is happy with the amount of money they’re making. At this point, I’m just trying to be a good Seahawk.”

He has not been participating in offseason workouts, but he reportedly was present for John Schneider’s annual Ben’s Fund charity event.

We won’t know until June 16-18, when the Hawks hold a mandatory minicamp, whether Bennett is indeed plotting a holdout. But it sure doesn’t sound like he wants out.

Bennett gave up a chance to reunite with his brother, tight end Martellus Bennett, in Chicago last offseason, taking a little less money in a four-year, $28.5 million deal with the Seahawks.

“I had a chance to play with my brother, but I stayed here,” he told KIRO last month. “This team is a winning team. They’re a great organization.”

He was paid $10 million in 2014 and his $6 million salary this year is guaranteed. In 2016, he is due $4 million, plus $1 million in per-game roster bonuses. In 2017, he has a $6 million salary and $1.5 million in bonuses.

Schneider has made it clear he will not redo deals with more than one year remaining (see Lynch), so the Hawks are very unlikely to bow to any pressure or threats by Rosenhaus. If no other team was banging on Bennett’s door last year, why does Rosenhaus think he has any leverage in this case? The Hawks certainly aren’t going to fall for his smoke-and-mirrors bluff.

The best he might get from Schneider is a promise to revisit the deal next year (Bennett has per-game roster bonuses in 2016 and 2017 that could be converted to true salary in 2016, as the Hawks did for Lynch last year). But Bennett will have only two choices in 2015: Play or sit.

La Canfora apparently thinks Bennett is leaning toward the latter and thinks the Hawks might end up considering trading Bennett before next season.

It’s highly unlikely, but let’s humor La Canfora’s supposition for a moment. If the Hawks did decide to trade Bennett, (a) what would they need in return and (b) how would it affect their ability to contend for another Super Bowl title?

(A) Bennett is Seattle’s best lineman and had a stellar 2014 season, including Super Bowl XLIX. He’s worth no less than a second-rounder plus another pick.

(B) The Hawks certainly would miss Bennett, but their defensive line is the deepest part of their team. They have Cliff Avril, Brandon Mebane, Tony McDaniel, Ahtyba Rubin, Jordan Hill, Cassius Marsh, Bruce Irvin and top pick Frank Clark. And they could make it deeper by re-signing Kevin Williams. If the unit stays healthier than it was last year, it is a formidable rotation, even without Bennett.

Prediction: In the end, the Hawks will call Rosenhaus’ really bad bluff and Bennett will help the Seahawks win another Super Bowl.