Entering his age 35 season, and coming off a pair of injuries, it is fair to be concerned about the health and long term outlook for Seattle Seahawks star left tackle Duane Brown.
One person who is not concerned, however, is Brown himself.
Brown missed Week 6 and Week 7 last year with a bicep injury, and after returning to play for seven contests he suffered a knee injury that required surgery on his meniscus.
However, he returned to play just 20 days later in Seattle’s divisional round game against the Packers, and he told reporters on Wednesday he did not need any further work done on either his bicep or his knee this offseason.
“It’s just a typical offseason for me at this point,” Brown said, regarding his health and not the obvious differences this offseason has brought in other, more global ways.
Brown did admit he changed the way he approaches offseason workouts as he enters his 13th NFL season, noting he has prioritized, “being more flexible, working on my hips, more, more body maintenance, being more proactive about my body than in years past.”
Brown also emphasized doing more yoga, as opposed to always doing the more traditional, bodybuilding lifts.
“Instead of just going and doing bench press, squats, power cleans, I’m working in smaller muscle groups,” Brown continued. “And working in flexibility in between my lifts to stretch my muscles out.”
The extra rest and the yoga has helped Brown get ready for 2020, and while he is no longer a spring chicken, he has not given much thought to when he is going to hang up the spikes.
“Nah, I don’t think about it too much,” he said, when asked how long he might want to play. “I tell myself I don’t want to put a number on when I want to walk away. I’m enjoying it. This year my goal is just to stay as healthy as possible and be out there every Sunday. That’s all I’m really concerned with.”
Brown is under contract through 2021 after signing a three-year, $34.5 million dollar extension with Seattle, so Seahawks fans can expect to see him around at least for two more years.
Considering how quickly he has proven he can bounce back from injury, along with his sustained success along the offensive line, and his innate leadership abilities, Brown should not have any problem making an impact on this Seattle squad for a few more years.
