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.

He was actually pretty effective when his hand was on the ground. He knocked the ever living hell out of Rivers in SD in 2007.

LeRoy Hill is better than DJ so if you want to sign him and try DJ outside go for it.

Phew!

I'm forwarding this to Pioli so he knows he has your ok.

Watching DJ try to take on OT's rushing the passer all game long would be a nightmare.

With Curry going to Seattle, I can't help but think of Brian Bosworth.

This smells so much like Bosworth.

I'm not going to disagree with you but I wouldn't let DJ keep me from bringing in Hill who is just as young and alot better.

I don't think he'll live up to #4 overall, but I don't see Curry busting.

according to the drafturbators...

he could go to 10 straight pro bowls and still wouldn't be worth a top 5 pick.

So yeah...living up to that #4 might prove difficult.

Is DJ a free agent after this season? He might not even be in this teams future, which would make signing Hill make more sense.

Anyone? :shrug:

Bosworth really wasn't all that bad for the Seahawks, but he was expected to be the savior of that franchise, and he's remembered for that Bo Jackson run.

The fact is, he was a bust because he never lived up to the hype, but he was a solid player.

This is probably their way of saying, we still want you....but we don't think you are worth that Franchise tender we are forced to offer you--but you haven't signed yet. Heh!

I can't imagine this will endear the Seahawks to Hill.... :hmmm:

He would have been fine if he would have just kept juicing.

They'll end up signing Curry for more than they would have signed Hill for, and it wouldn't be prudent to sign both to big contracts.

I can see the dilemma, but word is they are still working on putting something together.... :hmmm:

I remember being real impressed with Hill his first season when he had a bunch of sacks. It looks like he hasn't had many since then. I don't know if he would fit as an OLB. Do we have a spot for him on the inside?

4-3 LB?

a sticker that says "not funny or original"?

Hill is an excellent linebacker, very good at rushing the passer, I do not want to lose him and hope the Seahawks find a way to keep him. The franchise number for a LB is something like 8 mil? I think ruskell is gambling that we can re sign him at less than the franchise number..

He did have a little trouble in the offseason, the cops found him asleep at the wheel of his 70's era pontiac in the middle of an intersection.. :doh!: Ruskell hates stuff like that.

Anyway, he's a great LB and I hope we find a way to re-sign him..

ROFL

Check out his ride.. wtf?

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/102/3...9653e9.jpg?v=0

Nice looking old Buick, bet none of his friends have one. Glad go see it is not all dubbed out.

Thanks, Joe. Frankly, I'm hoping....if he fits our new scheme, that Pioli has him on a plane to KC tomorrow. If he's as good as you say, we could sure use him. Just make sure he doesn't end up in Denver, Oakland, or San Diego....okay?

:p

As for that 70's Pontiac....maybe it's nostalgia, from his childhood....that ride looks like a lot of the ones from my neighborhood back in the day....

;)

I have not read the replies. Did anyone mention this guy has had an arrest and wants $36 mil?

Yep I think it's a pretty sweet hooptie myself.

Hill is a rush LB who forgot how to rush after his rookie season. He'd fit in well here.

The Seahawks are apparently trying to get him signed.. I hope we do.

i think he has a good chance of coming to kc since we should be singing a couple more linebackers now anyway. but i think the only thing that might keep him from signing is wether or not he fits pioli/haley's mold for a player AKA is he a bill parcells kinda guy.

Since nobody's actually confirmed it, yes, Seattle is a 4-3 team. Hill played OLB.

Games Solo Tackles Assists Sacks INT Fumble Rec. (forced)
2008 12 63 21 1 0 0 (0)
2007 14 58 23 3 0 1 for TD (3)
2006 15 70 22 2 0 1 (1)
2005 15 51 22 7 0 0 (2)

Aw man... NObody fits a GD 3-4.

Is this some kind of fairy tale defense or what!?! Does it even exist??

We are doomed.

That's just a random one from google images, i'd be willing to bet.

Decent, but not eye-popping numbers from an OLB.

Seattle thought enough of him to franchise him though....so I'm thinking he'd be at least the second best LB on our roster, and that's IF we were to give DJ the benefit of the doubt.

i wonder why his sack totals just dropped off the charts after his 1st year?


<table class="datatablecell" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr class="datatablehead SEAcolors"><td colspan="17">Career Stats more </td> </tr><tr class="datatabledatahead"> <td rowspan="2">Season</td> <td rowspan="2">Team</td> <td colspan="2">
</td> <td colspan="5">Tackles</td> <td colspan="6">Interceptions</td> <td colspan="2">Fumbles</td> </tr> <tr class="datatabledatahead"> <td>G</td> <td>GS</td> <td>Total</td> <td>Solo</td> <td>Ast</td> <td>Sck</td> <td>SFTY</td> <td>PDef</td> <td>Int</td> <td>Yds</td> <td>Avg</td> <td>Lng</td> <td>TDs</td> <td>FUM</td> <td>Lost</td> </tr> <tr class="" onmouseout="this.className=''" onmouseover="this.className='over'"> <td> 2008 </td> <td> Seattle Seahawks </td> <td> 12 </td> <td> 12 </td> <td>84</td> <td>63</td> <td>21</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>--</td> <td>3</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> </tr> <tr onmouseout="this.className='rowAlt'" onmouseover="this.className='over'" class="rowAlt"> <td> 2007 </td> <td> Seattle Seahawks </td> <td> 14 </td> <td> 14 </td> <td>81</td> <td>58</td> <td>23</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> </tr> <tr class="" onmouseout="this.className=''" onmouseover="this.className='over'"> <td> 2006 </td> <td> Seattle Seahawks </td> <td> 15 </td> <td> 15 </td> <td>92</td> <td>70</td> <td>22</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>--</td> <td>2</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> </tr> <tr onmouseout="this.className='rowAlt'" onmouseover="this.className='over'" class="rowAlt"> <td> 2005 </td> <td> Seattle Seahawks </td> <td> 15 </td> <td> 9 </td> <td>72</td> <td>51</td> <td>21</td> <td>7.5</td> <td>--</td> <td>2</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> </tr> <tr class="datatabledatahead"> <td colspan="4" class="bold" style="text-align: right;">TOTAL</td> <td> 329</td> <td>242</td> <td>87</td> <td>13.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>--</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Seattle pushes ahead after pulling Hill's tag

<dl class="byline"> Sports Digest <dd> April 28, 2009</dd></dl> <!-- sphereit start --> The Seattle Seahawks brought back veteran cornerback Ken Lucas and signed free-agent fullback Justin Griffith with one-year contracts, about two hours after team president Tim Ruskell said the Seahawks are having "just conversations" with linebacker Leroy Hill's agent on a possible long-term deal. Seattle rescinded its 2009 franchise tag on Hill hours after it selected outside linebacker Aaron Curry fourth overall in the NFL draft. That made Hill a free agent instead of guaranteeing him $8.3 million in Seattle.

Redskins: At his charity golf tournament in Potomac Falls, Va., starting quarterback Jason Campbell said "it definitely was a shock when I started hearing Sanchez talk," referring to the team's desire to draft former Southern California quarterback Mark Sanchez. Sanchez was selected by the New York Jets. ... Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel, a former Heisman Trophy finalist who wasn't chosen in the NFL draft, agreed to terms with Washington.

Go get this guy Scott. He upgrades your Linebacking corps immediately.

Just heard on Sirius that Mora said they "were close to reaching a long-term deal" with him, sorry no link.

I have no idea y he would want to go back there, they run a 4-3 and he would probably be a backup behind Curry.

Not sure if we are even interested, maybe they don't think he would fit in our scheme? Too expensive?

He'd be their starting WLB. Not sure where you get him being a backup from.

Well, in that case, I recend my comment. :D

Per Rotoworld:

Coach Jim Mora said on KJR Radio in Seattle Thursday that the Seahawks are close to re-signing OLB LeRoy Hill.
The Seahawks removed Hill's franchise tag on draft weekend, but never let him out of their sights. "My belief in talking to LeRoy as much as I have is that he’ll be wearing a Seattle Seahawk uniform," Mora said. "I feel very confident of that." The Seahawks offered Hill $36 million over six seasons this winter, but his market value has dropped since then.



On a side note, I'm going to put a random capital letter in my first name.

<table width="630" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="80%">Seahawks | Agree to terms with L. Hill
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</td></tr></tbody></table>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:56:44 -0700 The NFL Network reports the Seattle Seahawks have agreed to terms on a multi-year deal with unrestricted free-agent LB LeRoy Hill. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

6yrs, 38mil per espn
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4118907

"Today, the Chiefs signed unrestricted free agent LeRoy Hill. All across the Chiefs Nation, fans danced naked in their offices and living rooms with their dorks in one hand, and a cup of Kool-Aid in the other while shouting "Hootie Rules"! "Hootie was right"!, and "Praise the Lord Our God Jesus GM"!

Better? Better!?:spock:

Forget him. He signed with SEA.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_yl...v=ap&type=lgns

Yep. Fun(?) while it lasted.