Leroy Hill agrees to restructured contract

LB Leroy Hill agreed to a pay cut from 6.125 million to 2 million for this year, in a contract in which the remaining years of his previous contract are "wiped out" so that he becomes an unrestricted free agent next year.
His contract was voidable after the first two years anyway, so in a way the Seahawks took the option to void it and Hill takes a paycut.

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Trade bait

maybe

Punks jump up to get beat down.

by Lo Pann on Aug 31, 2010 8:15 AM PDT reply actions

Would doubt that he would be trade bait...

With the depth and injury situation at LB. But I think this works great for the Hawks.

by coug111 on Aug 31, 2010 8:24 AM PDT reply actions

Ugh, losing two-thirds of his paycheck?

This has NOT been his year.

by MT Olson on Aug 31, 2010 8:47 AM PDT reply actions

He should be glad he's got a paycheck and a team.

2+ million dollar is still a lot.

This is no big loss. He hasn’t been terribly effective (or healthy) for a few seasons now. We’ve got young, up-and-coming guys that should adequately fill his shoes.

"Pass rushers enter the world of Okung but never leave." - JM

by Nick Andron on Aug 31, 2010 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions

He should use those 2 million dollars to buy a new razor

http://espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=8512

by Jackrabbit5683 on Aug 31, 2010 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

I'm hopeful he pulls himself together on and off the field.

He was a pretty effective blitzer his first couple seasons; anyone else a little surprised they haven’t tried him as the Leo?

Thank you, Walter Jones.
Thank you, Ken Griffey Jr.

by thebyron on Aug 31, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions

He's hurt?

Also, he’s gotta worry about winning a linebacker spot. If he finishes losing his spot to Hawthorne this season, they might put him in Curry’s position to blitz, and possibly work him into the Leo position.

by cashless on Aug 31, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions

Not that I know of; he had hurt his knee but I think he's better now.

But he seemed ineffectual when he was playing last year.

Thank you, Walter Jones.
Thank you, Ken Griffey Jr.

by thebyron on Aug 31, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions

That feels like a fill in the blank

But seemed ineffectual when he was playing last year.

by biju on Aug 31, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Bah, stupid html

my (insert name here) used the less/more than html tags and got removed…

by biju on Aug 31, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Well thats a hell of a deal for the Hawks.

by Nate Dogg on Aug 31, 2010 8:52 AM PDT reply actions

No other options

Dont you love ultimatums, he needs to take a ball check and perform now try to earn back what he has lost.

Fly Leon! Fly!

by BleedGreenandBlue on Aug 31, 2010 9:05 AM PDT reply actions

Yeah, that's about it

“You can take a $4 million pay cut, or a $6 million pay cut — your choice.”

Not hard . . .

by The Ancient Mariner on Aug 31, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions

The older I get, the more I appreciate those teams that don't allow players of such low character.

I used to be all about fielding the most talented team. Now, I didn’t much like looking at the guy, to the point that it starts to affect my enjoyment of the team. I’d be more than happy if they just dropped the SOB altogether, but cutting his salary is a good start.

by Lanky on Aug 31, 2010 9:15 AM PDT reply actions

I am so old.

by Lanky on Aug 31, 2010 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Good move by the team.

And pretty fair to Hill, too, there’s reason for him to like this deal. About as much as he could hope to make anywhere else, about as much of a role he could hope to find. A new contract year. Without the tarnish of having been cut.

It’s good to have a few guys in a contract year. Trufant 2007. Remember when we had 16 free agents? That worked out well.

by jacobstevens on Aug 31, 2010 9:40 AM PDT reply actions