Why the B.J. Finney free agency signing went wrong ....

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Going forward ........... BJ Finney was an important object lesson for John Schneider.

So, at the end of the day, Finney opted for the safe route. He limited his workouts during the offseason, and that led to him reporting to training camp out of shape and above his normal playing weight, something from which he was unable to recover. Whether he may have been able to bounce back had training camp been a normal length or if practice time had not been significantly reduced by the collective bargaining agreement signed in the spring will never be known. But what is known is what went sideways with the signing, and as with many things over the past year, it appears the pandemic may take a large piece of the blame.

That all said, Finney will live forever as the third string lineman John Schneider signed in free agency and then traded to the Cincinnati Bengals for two time Pro Bowl defensive end in Carlos Dunlap like something out of Madden. So, in the end Finney got his payday and the Seahawks got a much needed pass rusher out of it, and all’s well that ends well.

Link to the full article by John P. Gilbert >>> [urltargetblank]https://www.fieldgulls.com/2021/3/6/22315353/finally-seattle-seahawks-center-bj-finney-covid-camp-out-of-shape-physical-steeler-bengals-dunlap[/urltargetblank]
 
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Source: Pittsburgh Steelers re-signing veteran OL B.J. Finney >>> [urltargetblank]https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31052447/source-pittsburgh-steelers-re-signing-guard-bj-finney[/urltargetblank]
 

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BJ Finney did yield the Seahawks Carlos Dunlap. Finney was a non-contributor and they were able to peddle him for someone who did have a big impact. So it was a pretty good ending for the Seahawks on that one.
 
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