imported_Taylor#21

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?i...ce=NFLHeadlines

Seahawks reach 6-year agreement with DE Kerney
By John Clayton
ESPN.com

After two days of negotiations, the Seahawks reached agreement with Falcons defensive end Patrick Kerney, considered the best remaining free agent on the market.

Kerney, 29, got a six-year, $39.5 million contract that included $19.5 million in guarantees. He was involved in a two-way negotiating battle with the Seahawks and Broncos. The decision was going to be a tough one, but it required a deadline. Kerney and his agents used the length of a flight to make his decision.

Kerney and his agents, Tony Agnone and Rich Rosen, got on a Paul Allen private plane that was taking them to Seattle. They spent the time in the plane deciding the best options. When he left Seattle, Kerney informed the Broncos and Seahawks he would have an answer by the time the plane touched down in Atlanta.

The winner was Seattle, but now another battle brews. The Seahawks and Broncos enter into negotiations Tuesday with Patriots tight end Daniel Graham.

Kerney is expected to give the Seahawks much needed pass rush. The 6-5, 273-pound defensive end has had three double-digit sack seasons and a trip to the Pro Bowl in 2004. Though hurt by injuries last season, Kerney is still expected to play at a Pro Bowl level.

It probably helped that Kerney got to know Seahawks general Tim Ruskell when Ruskell worked in Atlanta.

John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.

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"Hallo, meine dispatcher says there is something wrong mit deine Kabel?"

SDOGO

Hawks love over rated pass rushers.

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BallHaWk20

Kerney is a high motor guy that should play hard for them, but he is getting a bit older, 30 now..

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ClownPuncher

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SDOGO @ Mar 5th ) [snapback]1914862[/snapback]</div>I don't think he's over-rated.

Good signing for a good player.

imported_BCheezy

That's nice.. now Wistrom can finally take a seat.

Still no OL though..

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imported_BCheezy

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BallHaWk20 @ Mar 5th ) [snapback]1914866[/snapback]</div>The article said 29.

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SDOGO

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ClownPuncher @ Mar 5th ) [snapback]1914869[/snapback]</div>

Pass rush "specialist" who has only record double digit sacks 3 times in his 8 year career. 4.5 and 6.5 his last 2 seasons. I just remember the big hub bub made about Winstrom when the Hawks snagged him up and he never lived up to his title.



I like Kerney but Seattle is reminding me of the Cowboys before Charles Haley and after till Demarcus Ware. They searched high and low for "that" guy. FA has never been the way to acquire them. very few success stories for pass rush specialist in the NFL. Probably because they are in high demand and teams don't part with them.

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SDOGO

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(HawkFever12 @ Mar 5th ) [snapback]1914875[/snapback]</div>

He was born in 1976, he will be 31 in December

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imported_BCheezy

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SDOGO @ Mar 5th ) [snapback]1914883[/snapback]</div>Well.. Patrick Kerny is a legit player, not a huge signing or anything, just a little help. That's all he was saying.

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SDOGO

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(HawkFever12 @ Mar 5th ) [snapback]1914888[/snapback]</div>

I'm not arguing if he is legit or not. He's a good addition. I'm just saying your not going to find him to be that pass rush specialist that he carries the lable for.

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