Leroy Hill Contract Details

The details of Leroy Hill’s new contract have been released.

Last week, the Seattle Seahawks reached an agreement with Hill on a six-year deal that totals $36 million and does not include a signing bonus. Here is a breakdown, courtesy of Brian McIntyre (NorthwestFootball.net), of Leroy Hill’s contract:

"2009: $5M2010: $6.4M2011: $7.4M2012: $5.4M2013: $5.9M2014: $5.9M"

In addition to the contract breakdown, Mike Sando (ESPN.com) was able to clear a couple of things up. From Sando’s NFC West blog:

"The six-year deal totals $36 million and includes no signing bonus. Hill receives $11 million in base salary over the first two years. The deal includes a $2 million option in 2010 and a $2.5 million roster bonus in 2011. Throw in the base salaries, which McIntyre and O’Neil listed, and Hill can make $36 million if he remains on the roster for all six years.The deal counts $5 million against the salary cap in the first year, down from the $8.3 million total for the franchise tag. The deal includes escalator clauses starting in the third year, but the team could walk away after two seasons and save money under the cap. In other words, Seattle won its gamble in withdrawing the franchise tag."

This contract is outstanding; it offers Seattle a lot of flexibility in the future and additional options should Hill’s production drop off.

Along with Leroy Hill’s deal, details of the contracts reached with Ken Lucas and Justin Griffith (who both signed last week) were released as well. Lucas’ one-year deal is worth $2.3 million, and Griffith’s one-year deal is worth $620,000. With a minimum signing bonus ($50,000), Griffith will likely only count $460,000 against the cap next season.