Patrick Kerney Signs With Hawks
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Seahawks reach 6-year agreement with DE Kerney
By John Clayton
ESPN.com
After two days of negotiations, the Seahawks reached agreement with Falcons defensive end Patrick Kerney, considered the best remaining free agent on the market.
Kerney, 29, got a six-year, $39.5 million contract that included $19.5 million in guarantees. He was involved in a two-way negotiating battle with the Seahawks and Broncos. The decision was going to be a tough one, but it required a deadline. Kerney and his agents used the length of a flight to make his decision.
Kerney and his agents, Tony Agnone and Rich Rosen, got on a Paul Allen private plane that was taking them to Seattle. They spent the time in the plane deciding the best options. When he left Seattle, Kerney informed the Broncos and Seahawks he would have an answer by the time the plane touched down in Atlanta.
The winner was Seattle, but now another battle brews. The Seahawks and Broncos enter into negotiations Tuesday with Patriots tight end Daniel Graham.
Kerney is expected to give the Seahawks much needed pass rush. The 6-5, 273-pound defensive end has had three double-digit sack seasons and a trip to the Pro Bowl in 2004. Though hurt by injuries last season, Kerney is still expected to play at a Pro Bowl level.
It probably helped that Kerney got to know Seahawks general Tim Ruskell when Ruskell worked in Atlanta.
John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.
By John Clayton
ESPN.com
After two days of negotiations, the Seahawks reached agreement with Falcons defensive end Patrick Kerney, considered the best remaining free agent on the market.
Kerney, 29, got a six-year, $39.5 million contract that included $19.5 million in guarantees. He was involved in a two-way negotiating battle with the Seahawks and Broncos. The decision was going to be a tough one, but it required a deadline. Kerney and his agents used the length of a flight to make his decision.
Kerney and his agents, Tony Agnone and Rich Rosen, got on a Paul Allen private plane that was taking them to Seattle. They spent the time in the plane deciding the best options. When he left Seattle, Kerney informed the Broncos and Seahawks he would have an answer by the time the plane touched down in Atlanta.
The winner was Seattle, but now another battle brews. The Seahawks and Broncos enter into negotiations Tuesday with Patriots tight end Daniel Graham.
Kerney is expected to give the Seahawks much needed pass rush. The 6-5, 273-pound defensive end has had three double-digit sack seasons and a trip to the Pro Bowl in 2004. Though hurt by injuries last season, Kerney is still expected to play at a Pro Bowl level.
It probably helped that Kerney got to know Seahawks general Tim Ruskell when Ruskell worked in Atlanta.
John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.
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