and it was steep this year (20 million).

now, there was no indication really that he was going downhill, but that's a lot for a player his age and i know front offices never wanna be on the wrong side of an aging player.

now, i honestly have NO idea what the negotiations were like. i assume they asked him to take a cut but how steep i dunno?

he signed for 5/50 w/ 20 guaranteed for the Rams...so i assume the Hawks wanted him to take even less than that?

but, to me? especially in light of his play this season which has been very good (8th in NFL in tackles plus 5 sacks), that contract from the Rams seems pretty solid to me. even moreso in the light of how bad the Seahawks defense has been.