Is Browner a FA after this year?

[BelfastHawk]

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/ ... f-business

Am I reading this correctly that Browner is a FA after this year? Or have I misunderstood?

 

[Axx]

This is his last year.

 

[BelfastHawk]

Bummer I thought he be a RFA

 

[jlwaters1]

I don't know if he's worth resigning. I like his nastiness, He's certainly a "dirtbag" as he gets under guys skin. But he'll be 30 when the 2014 season starts. It would probably be more economical to have Lane or Simon Start in 2014. The question is will either of those players show enough this year to allow Browner to be let go next year?

 

[Basis4day]

Bummer I thought he be a RFA

He's an RFA after this year.

1/18/2011: Signed a three-year, $1.29 million contract. 2013: $555,000, 2014: Restricted Free Agent.

 

[sainthawk29]

He has one season on IR with the Broncos so is not illegible for RFA.

 

[CalgaryHawk]

If he's an RFA, then he's worth tendering at a 7th round pick level next year so we at least get a pick for him when some other team offers him a higher contract than the Hawks want to pay. This is assuming of course that Thurmmond, Lane, or the new rookie steps up this year and shows they are capable of being a starter (which I think is very likely).

 

[Throwdown]

I think they'll try to work something out with him, but it'll be a very strict negotiation process. 'Specially when they probably have 2 guys in Lane & Simon (3 if they stick with Thurmond) who can replace him.

 

[Sac]

I'd love Browner to get a 3 year extension. Probably wouldn't be too expensive either since his skills are very scheme specific and very few teams have the luxury of an Earl Thomas playing over the top.

Inside leverage, push the sideline, break timing, physical, big enough to defend the pass from a trailing position. What's not to like? The guy had 23pds last year.

 

[Basis4day]

He has one season on IR with the Broncos so is not illegible for RFA.

Incorrect. His contract will expire after 3 accrued seasons with the Hawks. So he is a RFA. If he had 4 years he would be UFA.

 

[jlwaters1]

He has one season on IR with the Broncos so is not illegible for RFA.

Incorrect. His contract will expire after 3 accrued seasons with the Hawks. So he is a RFA. If he had 4 years he would be UFA.

Yes but he accrued a season with Denver (several years back). So he'll have a total of 4 years in the league and thus will be a URFA.

 

[DavidSeven]

Sportrac and rotoworld say he's a RFA in 2014. Someone needs to get to the bottom of this.

If he's an RFA, why not sign him to a second round tender? It costs $2.02 million. That's a bargain and would keep teams from poaching him.

 

[Hawknballs]

surprised so many people would like to let him go and break up a good thing. i'm all for keeping the chemistry back there together.

 

[Hawkstorian]

Incorrect. His contract will expire after 3 accrued seasons with the Hawks. So he is a RFA. If he had 4 years he would be UFA.

It makes no difference who his contract was with. I'm intrigued to know the answer if his 2005 year counts towards his FA status. Someone who uses twitter should contact Sando or McIntyre or someone who actually will get to the bottom of the issue.

 

[Basis4day]

Incorrect. His contract will expire after 3 accrued seasons with the Hawks. So he is a RFA. If he had 4 years he would be UFA.

It makes no difference who his contract was with. I'm intrigued to know the answer if his 2005 year counts towards his FA status. Someone who uses twitter should contact Sando or McIntyre or someone who actually will get to the bottom of the issue.

I see what you mean now. The most recent expired CBA started in 2006 (BB was a "rookie" in 2005). Were there different rules for IR as part of an accrued season then?

Can someone @ tweet Davis Hsu about this?

 

[kidhawk]

Incorrect. His contract will expire after 3 accrued seasons with the Hawks. So he is a RFA. If he had 4 years he would be UFA.

It makes no difference who his contract was with. I'm intrigued to know the answer if his 2005 year counts towards his FA status. Someone who uses twitter should contact Sando or McIntyre or someone who actually will get to the bottom of the issue.

I had completely forgotten about his year in Denver, because he never got to play. I wonder if we'll ever find out?

 

[Hawkstorian]

season then?

Can someone @ tweet Davis Hsu about this?

Davis is a good capologist, but we need someone with a little more access then him to answer the question.

 

[Killa Kam]

He'll be an UFA

In the meantime, Seattle might be wise to work out a more modest extension for cornerback Brandon Browner, a player ideally suited for their defensive scheme. Browner is signed through the 2013 season. While this will be only his third season with the Seahawks since leaving the CFL, Browner did get credit for an accrued season when he spent 2005 on injured reserve with the Denver Broncos. That makes 2013 Browner's fourth NFL season, enough to qualify as an unrestricted free agent under the collective bargaining agreement.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/ ... f-business

 

[kidhawk]

He'll be an UFA

In the meantime, Seattle might be wise to work out a more modest extension for cornerback Brandon Browner, a player ideally suited for their defensive scheme. Browner is signed through the 2013 season. While this will be only his third season with the Seahawks since leaving the CFL, Browner did get credit for an accrued season when he spent 2005 on injured reserve with the Denver Broncos. That makes 2013 Browner's fourth NFL season, enough to qualify as an unrestricted free agent under the collective bargaining agreement.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/ ... f-business

Interesting....For that to be true, the verbage in the previous CBA would have to be different than the current one. The current one says that IR doesn't accrue

Section 2. Credited Season: For purposes of calculating Credited Seasons under this Article only, a player shall earn one Credited Season for each season during which he was on, or should have been on, full pay status for a total of three or more regular season games, but which, irrespective of the player’s pay status, shall not include games for which this player was on: (i) the Exempt Commissioner Permission List; (ii) the Reserve PUP List as a result of a nonfootball injury; (iii) a Club’s Practice or Developmental Squad; or (iv) a Club’s Injured Reserve List.

 

[Basis4day]

He'll be an UFA

In the meantime, Seattle might be wise to work out a more modest extension for cornerback Brandon Browner, a player ideally suited for their defensive scheme. Browner is signed through the 2013 season. While this will be only his third season with the Seahawks since leaving the CFL, Browner did get credit for an accrued season when he spent 2005 on injured reserve with the Denver Broncos. That makes 2013 Browner's fourth NFL season, enough to qualify as an unrestricted free agent under the collective bargaining agreement.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/ ... f-business

Yeah, that's from Sando today which started all the confusion. Every other site and source i'm looking at calls him a RFA, even when he is acknowledged for that season in Denver.