The Facts: The Seahawks signed Burleson to an offer sheet today, giving Minnesota seven days to match or lose him. The offer is a seven-year, $49 million deal with $5.25 million guaranteed and two hilarious poison pills guaranteeing the contract if he plays a certain number of games in the State of Minnesota, or if his average-per-year exceeds the average of the highest-paid running back on the team.
Diehards Line:The poison pills are obviously direct retribution for the contract Minnesota used to sign guard Steve Hutchinson from the Seahawks. ... Seattle views Burleson as possessing needed play-making ability. The team would presumably be looking to pair Burleson with Darrell Jackson, allowing Bobby Engram to retake his former position as the third receiver.