Seattle pulls Hill's franchise tag

ballpeen

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4101934

RENTON, Wash. -- The Seahawks withdrew the franchise designation from linebacker Leroy Hill after drafting Wake Forest's Aaron Curry with the fourth overall choice.

The move, confirmed by the team, makes Hill a free agent. The one-year, $8.3 million franchise offer no longer exists.

Hill, a third-round choice in 2005, had refused to sign the offer while attempting to negotiate a lucrative long-term deal. He skipped voluntary minicamp practices recently.

Mike Sando covers the NFC West for ESPN.com.

why cant we win

this sounds like it could b a great pick up

why cant we win

Season Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles

G GS Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FUM Lost

TOTAL 165 121 44 4 0 7 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

2008 SEA 12 12 84 63 21 1 -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

2007 SEA 14 14 81 58 23 3 0 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Recent Games WK Opp Result Tackles Interceptions Fumbles

Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FUM Lost

17 @ARI L 21-34 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

16 NYJ W 13-3 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

15 @STL W 23-20 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

14 NE L 21-24 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

13 @DAL L 9-34 1 0 1 0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

12 WAS L 17-20 2 2 0 0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

11 ARI L 20-26 4 4 0 0 -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

10 @MIA L 19-21 6 6 0 1 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

9 PHI L 7-26 11 9 2 0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

8 @SF W 34-13 13 10 3 0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

7 @TB L 10-20 8 4 4 0 -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

6 GB L 17-27 5 4 1 0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

5 @NYG L 6-44 9 5 4 0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

3 STL W 37-13 11 10 1 0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

2 SF L 30-33 5 5 0 0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

1 @BUF L 10-34 9 4 5 0 -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

http://www.seahawks.com/team/roster/Leroy-...f6-e733b2d60798

JDaWg1000

i would sign him in a heartbeat, but if the rest of magini and kokinus signings are any indication, they wont pay him big money which might be what hes looking for

Oldcrow1945

@danamal said:
We certainly have the money since we dropped out of #5 , git er done!

We picked up a big contract with Coleman though. I just don't know the details of it.

samoth

Leroy Hill is a stud who is mostly under the radar. Pick him up ASAP.

Geech

@oldcrow1945 said:
We picked up a big contract with Coleman though. I just don't know the details of it.

Unfortunately, the unreliable and easily altered Wikipedia is the only place that I could find any contract numbers on Coleman.

On March 6, 2007, the Jets signed Coleman to a contract, reportedly worth $20M over five years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyon_Coleman

-Al

YtownBrownsBacker

The only thing that matters is how much of it is guaranteed. Could be that a hunk of that contract was in a bonus and he has less then half of the original contract left. Actually that isn't a bad contract to pick up if he ends up a starter and we can dump S. Smith. In any case, the cap hit should be less then $4 mil.

Geech

Rotoworld reports the same contract numbers.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpag...NFL&id=2704

Leroy Hill is a fine player, but at 6'1" 238 lbs., is he really what we're looking for to play on the strong side in a 3-4?

-Al

ballpeen

Bumped for titleist

ballpeen

@shepwrite said:
He is NOT a 3-4 OLB. Maybe inside.

I don't disagree.

standish

@geech said:
Rotoworld reports the same contract numbers.
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpag...NFL&id=2704

Leroy Hill is a fine player, but at 6'1" 238 lbs., is he really what we're looking for to play on the strong side in a 3-4?

-Al

Coleman's contract:

3/6/2007: Signed a five-year, $20 million contract. The deal contains $6 million guaranteed, including a $4.5 million signing bonus. 2009-2010: $3 million, 2011: $2.5 million, 2012: Free Agent. Cap charges: $4.7 million (2009-2010).

? mz.

Seattle just resigned him it seems...

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlesports/ar...from=blog_last3