Espn: Clayton: Seahawks make Grant third-highest-paid safety

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According to ESPN: "Seahawks make Grant third-highest-paid safety in NFL"

LINK: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2792518

 

[SkinsandTerps]

Clayton shouldnt report while drunk.

Seahawks make Grant third-highest-paid safety in NFLBy John Clayton
ESPN.com


Like any good safety, Deon Grant needed to have the right type of timing and anticipation.

The Jaguars safety traveled to Seattle after the Seahawks went 1-for-3 in the big free agent sweepstakes, landing defensive end Patrick Kerney but losing guard Kris Dielman and tight end Daniel Graham. Unwilling to lose Grant to the New York Giants or other teams, the Seahawks stepped up and made Grant the third-highest-paid safety in football, giving him a six-year deal worth more than $30 million a year.

To get the deal done, they gave him a signing bonus that topped the $11.1 million to Roy Williams of the Dallas Cowboys. Though the specifics weren't available, Grant is believed to received the biggest signing bonus ever given to an NFL safety.

Grant flew to Seattle on Thursday night to sign the deal along with his agent, Mitch Frankel.

Ravens safety Ed Reed, who signed a seven-year, $44.4 million contract, and Williams of the Cowboys, who has a five-year, $30.1 million deal, are the league's highest-paid safeties. Grant topped the recent contract signed by Michael Lewis, who got a six-year, $30 million contract to leave the Eagles and go to the 49ers.

The Seahawks wanted Grant for several reasons. They've been having coverage problems at the safety position for the past two seasons. Grant can help them with leadership and athletic ability. The 6-foot-2, 210-pounder was a second-round choice of the Panthers in 2000. He signed a three-year, $7.2 million contract to go to Jacksonville in 2004. He's made 96 consecutive starts during his six-year career and he played 93 percent of the Jaguars' defensive snaps last season.

John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Clayton shouldnt report while drunk.

Seahawks make Grant third-highest-paid safety in NFLBy John Clayton
ESPN.com


Like any good safety, Deon Grant needed to have the right type of timing and anticipation.

The Jaguars safety traveled to Seattle after the Seahawks went 1-for-3 in the big free agent sweepstakes, landing defensive end Patrick Kerney but losing guard Kris Dielman and tight end Daniel Graham. Unwilling to lose Grant to the New York Giants or other teams, the Seahawks stepped up and made Grant the third-highest-paid safety in football, giving him a six-year deal worth more than $30 million a year.

To get the deal done, they gave him a signing bonus that topped the $11.1 million to Roy Williams of the Dallas Cowboys. Though the specifics weren't available, Grant is believed to received the biggest signing bonus ever given to an NFL safety.

Grant flew to Seattle on Thursday night to sign the deal along with his agent, Mitch Frankel.

Ravens safety Ed Reed, who signed a seven-year, $44.4 million contract, and Williams of the Cowboys, who has a five-year, $30.1 million deal, are the league's highest-paid safeties. Grant topped the recent contract signed by Michael Lewis, who got a six-year, $30 million contract to leave the Eagles and go to the 49ers.

The Seahawks wanted Grant for several reasons. They've been having coverage problems at the safety position for the past two seasons. Grant can help them with leadership and athletic ability. The 6-foot-2, 210-pounder was a second-round choice of the Panthers in 2000. He signed a three-year, $7.2 million contract to go to Jacksonville in 2004. He's made 96 consecutive starts during his six-year career and he played 93 percent of the Jaguars' defensive snaps last season.

John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.

Dumb, freaking dumb........that much cash for freaking Grant........real dumb

 

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Seahawks make Grant third-highest-paid safety in NFL

By John Clayton
ESPN.com



The Jaguars safety traveled to Seattle after the Seahawks went 1-for-3 in the big free agent sweepstakes, landing defensive end Patrick Kerney but losing guard Kris Dielman and tight end Daniel Graham. Unwilling to lose Grant to the New York Giants or other teams, the Seahawks stepped up and made Grant the third-highest-paid safety in football, giving him a six-year deal worth more than $30 million a year.

To get the deal done, they gave him a signing bonus that topped the $11.1 million to Roy Williams of the Dallas Cowboys. Though the specifics weren't available, Grant is believed to received the biggest signing bonus ever given to an NFL safety.

Grant flew to Seattle on Thursday night to sign the deal along with his agent, Mitch Frankel.

Ravens safety Ed Reed, who signed a seven-year, $44.4 million contract, and Williams of the Cowboys, who has a five-year, $30.1 million deal, are the league's highest-paid safeties. Grant topped the recent contract signed by Michael Lewis, who got a six-year, $30 million contract to leave the Eagles and go to the 49ers.

The Seahawks wanted Grant for several reasons. They've been having coverage problems at the safety position for the past two seasons. Grant can help them with leadership and athletic ability. The 6-foot-2, 210-pounder was a second-round choice of the Panthers in 2000. He signed a three-year, $7.2 million contract to go to Jacksonville in 2004. He's made 96 consecutive starts during his six-year career and he played 93 percent of the Jaguars' defensive snaps last season.

John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.

 

[Stash]

Well, since the Seahawks missed out on everybody they really wanted, why not just throw money at Grant? They did the same for the washed-up Patrick Kerney!

 

[dbair1967]

it is totally out of control, this years ridiculous free agency price tags are even more of an indictment on how important the draft is now...you have to have good young players who can come in and play via the draft because of cost

David

 

[CrazyCowboy]

giving him a six-year deal worth more than $30 million a year.

That figure represents the hightest in NFL history!

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Grant is a better safety than Roy Williams, whom repeatedly got beat last year.....

 

[burmafrd]

How does that one compare to the contract the skins gave Archuleta?

 

[DCBoysfan]

Grant is a better safety than Roy Williams, whom repeatedly got beat last year.....

Grant is a good safety, but he can't touch Roy Williams.....less be real:laugh2:

 

[WoodysGirl]

Grant is a better safety than Roy Williams, whom repeatedly got beat last year.....

I guess if you say it enough, then it'll be true.

 

[Stash]

I guess if you say it enough, then it'll be true.

Not really.

Guys like this make it too easy to make fun of them.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Not really.

Guys like this make it too easy to make fun of them.

I could understand making the argument that another safety is better than Roy. He's not a perfect player...and he can make some big time mistakes. Hopefully as he goes into his 6th year, he'll continue to improve his coverage instincts.

But it amazes me how every safety that gets some media attn is better than Roy. Free, strong, whatever...They're all better than Roy. Until you look at their stat line.

I just took a quick look at Grant's profile on NFL.com, the numbers are fairly even across the board for both him and Roy, considering Grant plays free and he's going into his 8th year.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Grant is a better safety than Roy Williams, whom repeatedly got beat last year.....

If you said, "Ed Reed" you'd be right.

I'm no Roy Williams' fan but he's better than Grant.

The Seahawks are stoopid.

 

[WoodysGirl]

If you said, "Ed Reed" you'd be right.

I'm no Roy Williams' fan but he's better than Grant.

The Seahawks are stoopid.

Well if you go by numbers alone, they're about even. His numbers stack up against Roy's pretty equally. He never got the pub that Donovan Darius got in Jax, but he played pretty well for them.

 

[DCBoysfan]

I could understand making the argument that another safety is better than Roy. He's not a perfect player...and he can make some big time mistakes. Hopefully as he goes into his 6th year, he'll continue to improve his coverage instincts.

But it amazes me how every safety that gets some media attn is better than Roy. Free, strong, whatever...They're all better than Roy. Until you look at their stat line.

I just took a quick look at Grant's profile on NFL.com, the numbers are fairly even across the board for both him and Roy, considering Grant plays free and he's going into his 8th year.

The problem WG is that some people see the word 'safety' and think there is not distinction between strong and free. Those are two different positions with two diffrent roles and responsibilities on the field. RW needs to get better in covergae but his numbers are better than Grants last year who played Free.

 

[WoodysGirl]

The problem WG is that some people see the word 'safety' and think there is not distinction between strong and free. Those are two different positions with two diffrent roles and responsibilities on the field. RW needs to get better in covergae but his numbers are better than Grants last year who played Free.

I agree with you that they do play two different positions. But if we were to switch them up, people would still be griping about Roy's play because their numbers are about the same. Grant's been pretty steady for them at the FS spot.

Grant 2006
G Total Tkl Ast Sacks Int Yds Avg Lg TD Pass Def
16 60 53.0 7 0 2 25 12.5 24 0 5

Roy 2006
16 62 52.0 10 0 5 33 6.6 27 0 9

Not a remarkable difference to me.

 

[DawnOfANewD]

Clayton shouldnt report while drunk.

Seahawks make Grant third-highest-paid safety in NFLBy John Clayton
ESPN.com

.....the Seahawks stepped up and made Grant the third-highest-paid safety in football, giving him a six-year deal worth more than $30 million A YEAR....

***, that's a typo, right? A six-year $180 million contract?!

 

[McCordsville Cowboy]

If Deon Grant got shown that much coin from Seattle.....

Ken Hamlin must be a 'turd' in Holmgren's eyes...