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Trufant signed to 6 year $50 million deal

Update: Isn't this community great? Thanks to notor for breaking the news. Looks like a fair contract. Good for the Seahawks, good for Tru. Marcus Trufant Retro will be up shortly.

20 million in guaranteed money, 34 million over the first 4 years.

Glad that's all over and done with, I'm not sure exactly how much cap room this saves us but we shouldn't have any problems signing draft picks and whatnot now.

As for the contract itself, I think it's a pretty good deal for the franchise, in that it's significantly less than Asante Samuel or stifles laugh DeAngelo Hall's contracts, which were around what Trufant was looking for.  

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Nice
Tubbs, Bernard and Hill are the only main guys on D not locked up for the next two years.

I wonder how this is gonna hurt our cap next year though...

by Strang on Mar 26, 2008 7:14 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice
Coach Owens = Scruffy's spell check

by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 26, 2008 7:18 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Here's hoping
it's another deal designed to take the maximum hit this season.

by The Ancient Mariner on Mar 26, 2008 8:04 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Amazing!
To be honest, I didn't think a long term deal was going to be reached. Maybe its pessism, but I really felt that he was going to leave us like Josh Brown did for a big pay day.

I'm almost certain that Lofa's signing and his comments regarding a team commitment rather than an individual payday played at least a minor role in Tru's decision to accept a smaller contract than what he would have recieved in FA.

You can't tell me that seeing other teammates restructure their own contracts in order to keep a goood team dynamic didn't have some affect on Tru.

Anyway, what great news!

by Freezman on Mar 26, 2008 8:12 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You have to remember
That Trufant is from Tacoma so this is home for him.
Coach Owens = Scruffy's spell check

by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 26, 2008 8:41 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's a high guaranteed %
But I'm glad he's going to be sticking around!

by clamslayer on Mar 26, 2008 10:24 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think that was the compromise

He got the same guaranteed money that Samuel got with the Eagles, but a smaller contract overall.

by notor on Mar 26, 2008 5:07 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

trufant sucks!
no, quality deal for the seahawks organization and for mr. trufant. you guys should be very happy.

anyone feel my anti-seahawks vibe has diminished a little bit in the last few weeks?

'72 Dolphins: Still the only undefeated champion in NFL History.

by stlcardinalsfang on Mar 26, 2008 10:43 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

seriously
what's the deal, slacker?  are you just impressed with our flashy GM?
Phildopip = Jimmimoose's body check

by jimmimoose on Mar 26, 2008 11:27 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that'd be 'too' much
what does he do? he doesn't have time to log on for 5 minutes a day?
Where's Christian?

by stlcardinalsfang on Mar 26, 2008 11:56 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He is the safety manager for a Refinery cleaning
company. And basically works 4 12s and then travels a bunch
Coach Owens = Scruffy's spell check

by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 26, 2008 1:05 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Heh.
He basically has Homer's job.
Jimmimoose

by Phildopip on Mar 26, 2008 1:24 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You've been safety inspector for 7 years.
What initiatives have you headed in that time?

Uh...all of them?

Phildopip = Jimmimoose's body check

by jimmimoose on Mar 26, 2008 2:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

this is awesome
I love Tim Ruskell and this defense!

Trufant might have been able to get more on the open market, but him and Lofa stayed loyal to the Hawks.

Now get Hill re-signed and I will do backflips!

by MFAN on Mar 26, 2008 3:15 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sweet
This makes my day.

by katal on Mar 26, 2008 3:26 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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