Leroy Hill: What The Seattle Seahawks Should Do With Him

The Seahawks have one of the best LB corps in the NFL with Julian Peterson, Lofa Tatupu, and Leroy Hill.   They also have one of the most expensive LB corps in the NFL. In the 2006 offseason, the signed Peterson to a seven-year, $54 million contract. Then, last season, they resigned MLB Lofa Tatupu to six years and $40 million.   Now, they have placed the franchise tag on Leroy Hill, which would give him about $8.3 million for next season. They want to have less of a cap hit this year so they could sign other free agents and a top NFL draft pick. But Hill already rejected a six-year, $36 million deal.   So now the Seahawks have some choices to make heading into free agency as they address DT, WR, and OL issues this offseason. Here is a list of what they could do with Leroy Hill.     1. Trade him to a team that needs a great LB or a team that has a player that doesn’t want to be there anymore, such as Eagles CB Lito Sheppard, Chiefs RB Larry Johnson ... (link)