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Complete contract details, salary cap breakdown for OL Evan Brown

Brown got a one-year, $2.35 million contract to sign with the Cardinals this offseason.

As the Arizona Cardinals enter draft mode, solidifying depth on the offensive line was a goal after the league year began on March 13.

One player they added to accomplish that was Evan Brown. Cards Wire obtained the details of his one-year contract.

He signed a one-year contract worth $2.35 million with $1.1 million guaranteed and includes a $650,000 signing bonus. Of his $1.445 million salary in 2024, $450,000 is guaranteed.

Also in the deal are $15,000 per-game roster bonuses with a potential total of $255,000. His salary-cap charge is $2.335 million.

The 6-foot-2, 305-pound Brown entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Giants in 2018. During his first two seasons, Brown played only 11 games while spending time with the Giants, Dolphins, Browns and Lions.

He became a starter in Detroit in 2021 and over the next three seasons played 46 games with 40 starts. His snap count went from 73 percent in 2021, to 83 percent with the Lions in 2022 and 97 percent last season in Seattle.

Brown is one of two new linemen the Cardinals added in free agency, the other being Jonah Williams, who is expected to start at either right or left tackle. They also re-signed four other linemen. Back from 2023 are Elijah Wilkinson, Trystan Colon, Keith Ismael and Carter O’Donnell.

Wilkinson started 10 games at left guard while Colon started four. Williams started 17 games for the Bengals in 2023, while Brown started 16 for the Seahawks.

There are currently 13 linemen on the roster, including center-guard Jon Gaines II, who spent his entire rookie season on injured reserve, along with Marquis Hayes and Austen Pleasants, who were on the practice squad last season.

The others are Kelvin Beachum, Dennis Daley, Hjalte Froholdt, Will Hernandez and Paris Johnson Jr. The latter three started all 17 games in 2023.

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Cardinals signing former Lions, Seahawks OL Evan Brown

Brown has started 40 games at guard and center over the last three seasons for the Seahawks and Lions.

The Arizona Cardinals are adding a starting-caliber player to the offensive line. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Cardinals are signing offensive lineman Evan Brown to a one-year contract.

The deal is for $2.35 million and worth as much as $2.9 million.

Brown played and started 16 games at center for the Seattle Seahawks last season. The previous two seasons, he started 12 games each at guard and center for the Detroit Lions.

He entered the league as a rookie free agent in 2018, signing with the New York Giants after playing collegiately at SMU.

He is 27 years old, 6-foot-2 and 320 pounds.

He has spent time with the Giants, Browns, Dolphins, Lions and Seahawks.

He will presumably compete for the starting center job with Hjalte Froholdt, who started every game at center last season, or at left guard, where the starting job is up for grabs. Last season, four players started there — Elijah Wilkinson started nine times, Tyrstan Colon started four, Carter O’Donnell started three and Dennis Daley started one.

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1 pending free agent the Colts could target from each NFC team

Taking a look at one pending free agent for the Colts from each NFC team.

With free agency right around the corner, the Indianapolis Colts have the chance to make some key additions to a roster that already has some promise.

Working with some of the most salary-cap space in the NFL this offseason, general manager Chris Ballard and the front office can continue to add pieces to the defensive side of the ball while improving the supporting cast for quarterback Anthony Richardson.

Re-signing some of their own players like Michael Pittman Jr., Grover Stewart and Kenny Moore II will be key. But they also could look around the conference to bring in some outside talent.

We know Ballard isn’t one to make huge splashes in free agency, but they are still going to be an active team even if it means simply adding depth.

Here’s a look at one pending free agent from each NFC team that should interest the Colts:

13 pending offensive free agents with ties to the Panthers’ coaching staff

Mike Evans, who is set to hit the open market, had his best season in years under new Panthers HC Dave Canales.

With new head coach Dave Canales leading the transition, the Carolina Panthers have completely overhauled their offensive staff this winter. And with new faces comes new connections for the organization.

Here are 13 pending offensive free agents, in areas of particular need, with ties to Canales’ staff:

4 under the radar free agents that fit the Lions well

Four free agents who fit the Lions needs, playing style and budget for the positions they play

The free agent period begins soon in the NFL. While it officially doesn’t fire up until mid-March, the NFL Scouting Combine typically marks when teams and agents really begin earnestly courting one another in free agency, too.

The Detroit Lions figure to be net spenders in free agency once again. That’s as much of a function of not being scheduled to lose any critical or high-priced free agents of their own, but also banking on GM Brad Holmes being a man of his word on adding more talent to the Lions.

In his year-ending press conference, Holmes talked about being smart in free agency. Being prudent in finding value in free agency will be an emphasis, and that means finding players who fit the Lions well but might not necessarily carry the league-wide demand or big-name appeal to drive the price tag up.

Holmes and the Lions have done a good job finding players like this, including OL Graham Glasgow (now a free agent himself), WR Kalif Raymond, RB David Montgomery, DL John Cominsky, LB Alex Anzalone and more.

Here are four names who could fit that value bill for the Lions and Holmes in the upcoming free agent period in 2024.

Seahawks injury updates: Ken Walker, Abe Lucas, Evan Brown

The Seahawks lost a critical game to the Steelers on Sunday, and along the way they suffered several injuries.

After the game was over, head coach Pete Carroll gave the media a few updates on injured players.

RB Ken Walker

Walker entered this game as questionable with a shoulder injury. He balled out during his time on the field, averaging over five yards per carry and scoring Seattle’s first touchdown. However, he later had to leave the game. Carroll says he re-aggravated his shoulder issue.

RT Abe Lucas

The biggest injury came when right tackle Abe Lucas went down with a knee injury and had to be replaced by Stone Forsythe. Carroll says that Lucas did not aggravate the knee issue that put him on injured reserve for a couple months earlier this season.

C Evan Brown

Seattles offensive line took another hit a short time later when starting center Evan Brown had to leave the field due to a concussion. He was quickly ruled out. Carroll would only say that Brown got hit in the head and needed a break.

Wide receiver Tyler Lockett and cornerback Artie Burns were also dinged up at different points in the game but were not ruled out.

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Seahawks Week 8 injury report: 9 players full participants in practice

As is the running theme this season, injuries have been a consistent concern for the Seattle Seahawks. Wednesday practice injury reports have been particularly brutal, and yesterday’s was no exception. A total of eight players did not participate at all.

Fortunately, they tend to get better as the week progresses, and this was the case for Thursday’s practice. On Thursday, the did not participate list was cut in half, and a grand total of nine players were full participants.

Below is the full injury report:

Seahawks Week 7 inactives: DK Metcalf, and 5 others ruled OUT

Week 7 inactives: DK Metcalf, and 5 others ruled OUT

This isn’t exactly news the 12th Man wants to hear. The Seattle Seahawks are under two hours away from kicking off against the Arizona Cardinals, but they will have to do so without star wide receiver DK Metcalf.

Unfortunately, they’ll also have to do it without two starting offensive linemen and their primary backup running back. Despite a clean injury report on Friday, the gametime decisions did not go the way the Seahawks obviously wanted them to go.

As for the Cardinals, they will be without two linemen themselves and some secondary help. The full inactives are below:

Seahawks Inactives:

LB Devin Bush
WR DK Metcalf
CB Artie Burns
RB Zach Charbonnet
G Phil Haynes
C Evan Brown
T Raiqwon O’Neal

Cardinals Inactives

WR Zach Pascal
S Qwuantrezz Knight
LB Jesse Luketa
CB Antonio Hamilton
S Jalen Thompson
OL Carter O’Donnell
OL Elijah Wilkinson

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Seahawks Week 7 injury report: offensive line still hurting

Injuries have been a considerable storyline for the Seattle Seahawks this season. Ever since Week 1, the Seahawks offensive line has been battered with them, and it hasn’t gotten better. Here we are in Week 7, and the men up front are still ailing to a degree.

On Wednesday’s practice, every single starting member of Seattle’s offensive line either did not practice or were limited. The patchwork line has held up remarkably well up to this point, but struggled against Cincinnati.

It is only Wednesday, but this isn’t an optimistic start to the week.

4 key Seahawks players to watch vs. Rams in Week 1

Who will stand out the most in the season opener?

It’s almost here. After months of waiting, the NFL regular season is merely days away from officially kicking off. The Seattle Seahawks start their 2023 campaign where they ended their 2022 season – at home against the Los Angeles Rams.

Seattle swept the downtrodden Rams for the first time since the 2013 Super Bowl season, but it was not a cakewalk for them. The Seahawks had to grind out two hard-fought wins, including a 19-16 win in overtime for the regular season finale. It would be foolish to think Week 1 will be any different for Seattle.

The Rams are going to come out firing, rejuvenated from their atrocious championship-defense season. If the Seahawks want to start the season 1-0 (and a third-straight win over LA) they’re going to need certain players to step up. Here are a few to keep an eye on in Week 1.