5:03pm: Brown is still considering a return to the Patriots, according to CBS Sports’ Josina Anderson, who relays Brown’s comments about his free agency (Twitter link). The mammoth tackle said he is open to signing with another contender as well. The right tackle market is especially thin, giving Brown some value as one of the best linemen still available. New England’s line will look a bit different next season, with starters Shaq Mason and Ted Karras departing. Brown’s decision will determine if the Pats need to replace two starting blockers or three.
3:36pm: After agreeing to terms with interior offensive lineman Austin Blythe, the Seahawks are eyeing a bigger (in every sense) fish on their line. Free agent tackle Trent Brown is planning to meet with the team Thursday, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com tweets.
Brown has spent time in the NFC West, beginning his career with the 49ers, before relocating via a 2018 trade. Brown’s value has yo-yoed in the years since that deal, but he played well when healthy in New England last season. The Seahawks are also short on tackles presently, having lacked a right-side option for a bit and having Duane Brown in free agency.
Trent Brown set an offensive lineman record when he signed a four-year, $66MM deal with the Raiders in 2019. That partnership proved effective for one season, when Brown became the rare right tackle invited to the Pro Bowl in 2019, but various 2020 setbacks led to the Raiders trading him back to the Patriots. Brown ran into more injury trouble in New England, missing eight games last season, but the 6-foot-8, 380-pound blocker was a key part of one of the NFL’s top O-lines when on the field.
With Duane Brown in free agency, the Seahawks only have one notable contract on their O-line — ex-Trent Brown Raiders teammate Gabe Jackson. The Seahawks acquired Jackson via trade last year. One year remains on his contract.
Trent Brown has played both left and right tackle in his seven pro seasons, though most of that work has come on the right side. Brown played left tackle for the Super Bowl-winning 2018 Patriots but has been a right-side fixture in every other season.
yea seahawks, pick up some good o-linemen after you traded your superstar qb, that’ll fix everything.
Russel Wilson was great for Seattle, but when the Hawks won the Super Bowl he was just a game manager and the team had depth they could not longer afford with the “Superstar QB” salary.
They need to rebuild that depth and have a good QB who doesn’t make 13% to 25% of their cap space. Only one team has ever won the Super Bowl with a QB making 13% or more since 1996 and that was when Brady won it with the Bucs and he’s the GOAT.
The coach and GM have invested in players that haven’t paid off, making bad trades and draft picks. Don’t really trust them to rebuild what they broke. They will need to find another Wilson. I’m not confident that they will.
They had to build on the cheap once they paid Wilson. And the core of their team was getting old. They should of gutted the team 3 years ago to begin the rebuild but that is hard to do when you have an franchise QB. They need to find a good game manager, not Wilson, he was a unicorn. If they are able to rebuild the D and be better than average on their Oline they will get back to the promised land.
If he was affordable I wouldn’t mind the Raiders making an offer and moving Leatherwood to guard.
He’s stolen enough from us the first time around.
Got to believe that Bill will pay up after shipping Shaq out
New England and Seattle won’t be winning another Super Bowl anytime soon. Brown should decide which is more important money or a trophy.