When you’re an NFL general manager who has one of the best young secondaries in the league on his payroll, keeping said employees smiling and happy will in turn prolong the life of your employment. See, everybody wins.
With Kam Chancellor — the safety voted most eligible to break bones (not a real award) — at the ripe age of 25 and quickly ascending while being ranked 21st at his position by Pro Football Focus, the managerial decision was easy for Seahawks GM John Schneider: extend this man.
The market for former Bucs DE Michael Bennett wasn’t strong when free agency kicked off. Eventually, he signed a one year, $5 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks on March 15th.
Now we know why.
Seahaws DE Michael Bennett, who left Tampa for Seattle, was diagnosed with torn rotator cuff. Injury why Bennett got a 1-yr deal in SEA.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 24, 2013
Chris Wesseling of NFL.com states it’s unknown whether Bennett will undergo surgery to repair the tear. Surgery could require rehab, which would put his availability for opening day in doubt.
With Chris Clemons recovering from reconstructive knee surgery, Pete Carroll’s defensive line has some major questions marks going forward.
This offseason, the Seattle Seahawks have started to rebuild their defense with an added emphasis on getting into the quarterback’s face (they finished 18th in the NFL last year with only 36 sacks).
Yesterday, the Seahawks signed former Detroit Lion Cliff Avril. Today, they’ve made another splash in the free agent pool, signing former Buccaneers DE Michael Bennett.
Yesterday, wide receiver Percy Harvin was traded from the Minnesota Vikings to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a slew of draft picks including a 1st and 7th rounder in this year’s draft. Today, Harvin got that gigantic contract he’s been looking for all along (and a chance to build that Scrooge McDuck style vault/swimming pool I’m sure he’s always wanted).
According to Profootballtalk, Harvin has signed a six-year contract worth $67 million.
The base salaries are $2.5 million in 2013 (fully guaranteed), $11 million in 2014 (guaranteed for injury for now, fully guaranteed on fifth day of the 2014 waiver period), $10.5 million in 2015, $9.9 million in 2016, $9.95 million in 2016, and $11.15 million in 2017.
The Seahawks are reportedly planning to release running back Leon Washington, according to Adam Schefter on twitter.
Free agent pass rusher John Abraham will visit with the San Francisco 49ers according to Mike Garafolo of USA Today.
Garafolo’s source states Abraham is scheduled to fly to San Francisco later today to meet with the defending NFC Champions. Abraham’s trip will come after he meets with Seattle earlier in the day. Garafolo says it’s unclear whether the Seahawks will make a push to sign the former Falcons DE before he leaves.
Abraham has played in a 4-3 defence for most of his career. The 49ers employ a 3-4 look, meaning Abraham will likely be used as a stand up rusher.
This could have ended a lot differently, and this probably should have ended a lot differently. When a mostly fast, mostly up-tempo, mostly vertical team tries to revert to being conservative, generally what they’re asking for is then received.
Failure. Crushing, and repeated failure.
