The Seahawks have named K Josh Brown their franchise player. This means he receives a one-year offer worth about $2 million, the average of the top five salaries for punters and kickers. NFL teams had until today at 1 p.m. PST to name franchise and transition players.
As a franchise player, Brown is free to negotiate with other teams once free agency begins March 2. But the Hawks would retain the right to match any offer. If they chose not to match, they would receive two first-round draft choices from the signing team. The Hawks are expected to work toward a long-term deal with Brown before free agency.
The chart at right breaks down the values of the one-year franchise and transition offers by position. Brown earned $721,600 in base salary last season, the value of his one-year offer as a restricted free agent. [/b]
This is a sad day to be held hostage by your own team that does nothing in the NFC WEst but continue to suck. Perhaps Goodall should think of realignment again. Using the Franchise Tag these days gets you nothing but heartache and the player will wind up leaving the team anyway when his contract is up. Maybe he doesn't like playing for Seattle.
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This is a sad day to be held hostage by your own team that does nothing in the NFC WEst but continue to suck. Perhaps Goodall should think of realignment again. Using the Franchise Tag these days gets you nothing but heartache and the player will wind up leaving the team anyway when his contract is up. Maybe he doesn't like playing for Seattle.
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Your boy Adalius made it to free agency, so don't kill yourself yet. (Cue Unstable "kill yourself now" comment)
Josh Brown definitely wants to be with seattle, this move is just a security blanket, the one we didnt use with hutchinson. Of course trying to explain the business of football to you is pretty much a lost cause
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