Original LOB member Brandon Browner agrees to rejoin Seahawks
Apr 17, 2016, 1:05 PM | Updated: 2:26 pm
The Seahawks tried Brandon Browner out in a specialized role in his return to the team. (AP)
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Free agent cornerback Brandon Browner is rejoining the Seahawks and the Legion of Boom he was a founding member of, as he and the team have an agreement in place for what is reportedly a one-year contract.
The Seahawks confirmed the agreement Sunday afternoon.
Browner was an original member of Seattle’s Legion of Boom secondary and an integral part of the Super Bowl XLVIII winning team. In three years with the Seahawks, he had 10 interceptions, including a career-high six in 2011. He played with the Patriots in 2014, winning another Super Bowl with them, and then the Saints last year.
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Browner announced his return to Seattle earlier in the day on his Instagram account.
Browner is the second member of the Super Bowl-winning defense to be signed back by Seattle this offseason. Defensive end Chris Clemons also returned to the team earlier this offseason on one-year deal that is considered a low risk for the Seahawks. Browner’s deal will likely be similar in nature.
The 31-year-old Browner inked a three-year, $15 million contract with the Saints before the 2015 season, but he was released after both he and the Saints secondary struggled. He announced after the season, however, that he had suffered a knee ligament injury in a preseason game on Aug.13 and played the entire season with the ailment.
In 2014, Browner joined New England on a three-year, $17 million contract, but the Patriots declined to pick up his option for 2015.
After playing for Oregon State in college and spending four years with the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders, Browner joined the Seahawks in 2011 and was a Pro Bowler that season. Along with Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor, the 6-foot-4, 221-pound Browner was a vital piece of the dominant Seattle secondary that came to be known as the Legion of Boom.
His first stint in Seattle wasn’t without its missteps, however. He missed four games due to a suspension in 2012 for violating the NFL performance enhancing drugs policy.
