Per ESPN/Schefter, Hawks trade for OT Duane Brown

[Our Man in Chicago]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/925136593941393408[/tweet]

UPDATE:
[tweet]https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/925142174043340806[/tweet]

(edits for update, source)

 

[Mistashoesta]

Per Espn

[tweet]https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/925140392827383808[/tweet]

 

[Jazzhawk]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/925136593941393408[/tweet]

 

[bigskydoc]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000 ... o-seahawks

Around the NFL reported it too, although it's probably from the same source so I wouldn't say confirmed it.

 

[HAWK-N-ROLL]

Don't know any of the details but this was announced on NFL Network!!!

 

[Jazzhawk]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/JessamynMcIntyr/status/925137524011319297[/tweet]

 

[naholmes]

Any word on compensation? I think he was well paid and Seahawks must dump salary to make it happen.

 

[Blitzer88]

Oh boy, what did we give up?

 

[kidhawk]

Either we signed him to a new deal (or that may be the delay) or we traded some cap money or we could have possible extended Graham to free up the cap room.

 

[Our Man in Chicago]

Per Espn

Edited. Thank you.

Really hope it's not for Jimmy Graham. Lane? Picks? Fine.

 

[renofox]

Per Espn

Edited. Thank you.

Really hope it's not for Jimmy Graham. Lane? Picks? Fine.

Hopefully for Lane. They definitely need secondary help.

 

[mistaowen]

Hoping it's Lane + picks, offense is just starting to get a good feel on how to use Jimmy.

 

[Our Man in Chicago]

Schneider: If you expose this secondary on Sunday, we'll get you a massive Tackle upgrade. Won't tell you how, though (pulls Lane's card out of iPhone contacts)

Wilson (panting, eyes fully open): DEAL

 

[naholmes]

Spotrac already has it up with Seattle assuming just under $5M for the rest of this season. So it has to be more than just Lane, right?

 

[LolaRox]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/925139486010429440[/tweet]

 

[danbogart]

ESPN reporting its Lane


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[kidhawk]

Per Espn

Edited. Thank you.

Really hope it's not for Jimmy Graham. Lane? Picks? Fine.

I guess I still need to reiterate that trading Lane DOES NOT free up any cap space this year. It only frees up future cap space. Brown is scheduled to make almost $5 million this year ($4.946471) to be exact. We have about $2 million in cap space. We could extend Graham if we want to keep him that would lower his cap value enough this year to fit Brown in under what we need. Or we could feasibly get Brown a new contract that pays him his salary for this season as a bonus (heck we could realistically give him a bit of a raise) and spread it out over the length of a new contract to get him under the cap we have. It'll be interesting to see what happens. We could have traded Lane, but I want to be clear that move in itself does not clear the space we need for Brown.

 

[Jazzhawk]

I approve of this move.

 

[Attyla the Hawk]

Compensation is the key. Could be a one year rental

 

[nategreat]

Per Espn

Edited. Thank you.

Really hope it's not for Jimmy Graham. Lane? Picks? Fine.

Especially after Pete and John being very clear with their statement of NOT trading Jimmy Graham, and Pete calling it "bullship." Pete talked to Jimmy to clear his mind of trade rumors, so a trade now would be absolutely HARSH.