Seattle Seahawks Pro-Bowl left tackle Duane Brown is practicing with the team once again. This comes after the Seahawks decided to meet Brown’s demands and make adjustments to his contract.
Brown didn’t have a typical holdout, attending training camp and taking part in meetings and other team activities throughout the preseason. However, the 36-year-old player refused to play in preseason games or practice until he got a new deal.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Brown didn’t get a new deal per se with the Seahawks reworking his existing deal. He will now get a $7 million signing bonus while his $10 million base salary for 2021 has been turned into $4 million. The new terms include “an injury protection benefit” for the next season and $500K in incentives.
While Brown didn’t get a raise, he received more money upfront, which was enough to make him happy.
While the Seahawks didn’t publicly acknowledge Brown’s new deal, head coach Pete Carroll did confirm that the veteran is now fully committed to the team and playing in 2021.
“We’re really ready to play football right now,” Carroll told reporters. “That’s where we are, and everything that needed to be taken care of is taken care of, and away we go.”
Since joining the Seahawks in 2017, Duane Brown emerged as the team’s most important player on the offensive line and one of the locker room leaders. He played 53 games for Seattle in the past four years, earning two Pro Bowl nods and being named Pro Bowl alternate in 2020. Brown spent the early part of his career with the Houston Texans.
