According to a report by Jeremy Fowler at ESPN, the Seattle Seahawks and their starting left tackle Duane Brown have come to an agreement to rework his contract as it enters its final year.
It seems Brown will be getting a $7 million signing bonus plus another $4 million in salary.
#Seahawks and LT Duane Brown have agreed to a reworked final year of his deal that pays a $7M signing bonus and $4 million in salary, per sources. No new money, but Brown gets more up front. With the adjustment made, Brown is back with the team after holding in.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) September 7, 2021
Brown is also getting injury protection for next season.
The one new thing in Duane Brown's deal is that he would be eligible for a $2 million injury benefit for 2022 if he suffers an injury that will not allow him to play next year….
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) September 7, 2021
Prior to this new agreement, Brown’s previous deal was set to pay him $10 million in base salary. In the hopes of getting a new contract, Brown had been “holding-in” at Seahawks training camp by showing up but not actually practicing. He was a full participant yesterday, though.
Brown turned 36 years old last week and has been in the league since 2008. He’s still blocking at a high level, though.
The other Seahawk who has a contract dispute is free safety Quandre Diggs, but he also returned to practice yesterday. Both are expected to play in Sunday’s regular season opener against the Colts.
