Hawks Sign Top Pick Jackson

Just in time for the first day of training camp, the Seahawks have signed first-round draft pick Lawrence Jackson to a 5-year, $11.25 million deal. The contract included a $6.1 million contribution to Jackson's tip jar, in the form of a signing bonus. Jackson, a defensive end from USC, signed the deal in time to begin practice earlier today. To avoid any confusion to the casual Seattle sports fan: This is LAWRENCE Jackson, the Seattle footballer. This is not LAUREN Jackson, the Storm star forward. They are altogether different local athletes.

Contact the author of this article or email tips@seattlest.com with further questions, comments or tips.

By Brad in News on July 25, 2008 11:36 AM

Comments [rss]

Troy Morris

Woah. Don't insult Nate. Just believe in him. If you clap your hands repeatedly, he catches everything. Seriously. Try it all season long. You'll see.

jwhieger

Lawrence will have a much shorter life expectancy and have to get physically punished throughout the course of his career. Basketball isn't on par with the NFL in terms of impact sports.

Say what you want about men's professional salaries but very few bodies can endure the kind of physical beatings layed out on an NFL field.

Now if we could just blow a few more million on signing a WR who can actually make plays. (Boldin?)