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Contemporary off a determination to a contract stalemate with Jamal Adams, the Seattle Seahawks remain stuck in a identical plot with left kind out Duane Brown.
That can no longer end anytime quickly—though each aspect own reportedly confirmed willingness to steal in discussion because the season-opener nears.
Consistent with Gregg Bell of The News Tribune, the Seahawks “remain reluctant” to present Brown a brand unique deal that goes previous 2021. As of Thursday, meaning the musty will enter his age-36 season as an impending free agent.
The four-time Skilled Bowler has started all 16 games in seven of his 14 seasons within the NFL between Seattle and the Houston Texans. With the season increasing to 17 weeks this year, Bell well-known the Seahawks are attempting to peep how Brown holds up earlier than giving him a brand unique deal.
Brown continues to “aid in” by final at the crew’s coaching amenities but refusing to observe.
NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo spoke with Bell in regards to the plot on KJR radio and acknowledged Seattle could strive and sweeten Brown’s most up-to-date expiring contract as a compromise, bumping up his $10 million substandard wage by about 1,000,000 apart from to potentially collectively with extra incentives.
Gregg Bell @gbellseattle
he did no longer yell #Seahawks were essentially going to present Duane Brown a brand unique deal previous 2021 dazzling but, possibly a “ingenious” solution with a short-term “sweetener” or one thing of the treasure. Either manner, some motion between the crew and its all-distinguished LT Russell Wilson wants aid
Or no longer it’s an possibility that comes with a running clock, as Bell outlined:
“Brown’s only leverage with the Seahawks is now, earlier than the season begins. He stands to lose $555,556, a proration of his $10 million substandard wage, in recreation tests per week if he determined to preserve his stand into missing frequent-season games. That’s no longer one thing the Seahawks can drop or wipe away as one of their sweeteners for Brown. Missing recreation tests for missing games is distinguished, written into the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement with its gamers.”
Fragment of the equation for Seattle is the fact the crew drafted Stone Forsythe within the sixth round as Brown’s likely successor. Brown doesn’t seem ready to present up his profession dazzling but, then again, and he wants the Seahawks to preserve him around.
Brown also has the enhance of quarterback Russell Wilson, that will prove as distinguished as ever with time running out.
“I indicate, no longer having Duane Brown accessible’s a somewhat distinguished deal,” Wilson acknowledged earlier in coaching camp. “He’s one of essentially the most attention-grabbing left tackles within the recreation. The person’s—there’s no argument—is as simply because it gets. There could be no one extra athletic, extra proficient, than he’s… And I specialize in folk misfortune him, to be simply with you, when they’re speeding him, taking half in in opposition to him.”
