Seattle Seahawks veteran LT Duane Brown unhappy with lack of new deal

RENTON, Wash. – Veteran left tackle Duane Brown is not thrilled he has yet to receive a new contract from the Seattle Seahawks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday.

Brown took a similar approach to his unresolved contract situation as safety Jamal Adams, both reporting to training camp but not training in the absence of a new deal. Brown is entering the final year of the three-year, $ 34.5 million extension he signed in 2018.

He is expected to earn $ 11.35 million this season between his base salary, roster bonuses and earning incentives, according to Roster Management System. Brown’s $ 10 million base salary for 2021 ranks fourth in left tackles, per Spotrac, while his current contract’s $ 11.5 million annual average ranks 17th.

Brown ranked second in ESPN’s pass block win rate as a tackle last season (94%) and is fifth since 2018 (92.7%). He appeared in all 16 games in 2018 and 2020 and missed four with knee and bicep injuries in 2019.

The Seahawks haven’t fined Brown or Adams for their decision not to train, a source told ESPN.

Coach Pete Carroll said on Saturday he expected Brown to start training “soon” but he has yet to do so, watching the camp’s seven practices from the sideline. Brown, a 14th year veteran, turns 36 later this month.

“It’s a long camp,” Carroll said on Saturday. “There are [preseason] games and there are weeks and weeks to prepare. He came back in fantastic shape. He does everything in the morning and participates to the maximum and all that. I’m not worried about Duane’s football; I just want to make sure I’m doing everything to make it as strong as possible when we start. He’s so good at the game, the conditioning and all that. I would like to save him some time here and get him on the road in a little while. We don’t need to take him out here on the pitch and kick him for a while. “

Jamarco Jones and Cedric Ogbuehi mostly played left tackle with Seattle’s No.1 offense in Brown’s absence. The Seahawks also drafted Stone Forsythe in the sixth round in Florida and put him to work as a left tackle.