Seahawk "Franchised" LB LeRoy Hill Released--Paging Pioli....
 

Drafting Curry, they must have decided the guy they slapped with a franchise tag....isn't worth the cash they were gonna have to pay him.

Stock-piling LBs is a priority for 3-4 teams....especially one so weak at LB, like us.

THOUGHTS on this guy??? :shrug:


JoeSeahawk???? :hmmm:


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

Seattle pulls Hill's franchise tag

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By Mike Sando
ESPN.com

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.

Curry is expected to get at least $25 million guaranteed in his new contract.

Saturday, Seahawks president and general manager Tim Ruskell said he was still in negotiations for a long-term deal with Hill.

Coach Jim Mora marveled after selecting Curry that the team's defense now has, along with Lofa Tatupu, "three good, young linebackers who are all impact-type players and it is an exciting group. It will be fun to watch them grow together."

He's not a fit for the 3-4 at all unless he play's Johnson's spot.

why not bring him in.....




.....first in. What do I win?

I don't really mean it.

If he can tackle he'd be an upgrade. :D

Seattle is reeruned, you draft Curry release him.

Talk about a spinning your wheels move.

Makes total sense. All you need is Curry. Curry is all you need.

I really think DJ could be effective as an OLB in the 3-4. DJ, Hill, Thomas, Vrabel.

I totally agree. They should have taken Sanchez or Monroe.

Sign him up Scotty!

ROFL

Seattle takes Curry at #4 and then releases a guy that EARNED his money.

Other than botching their most important pick, they had a ****ing hell of a draft, and picked up Denver's 1 next year.

Dont know much about LeRoy Hill....what good is he? Didn't Seattle run a 4-3?

NOPE NOT ACCORDING TO MECCA JENKINS!

DAMN YOU!

I still can't believe Denver made that trade. It's almost Ricky Williams bad, a likely top 10 pick for #37.