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Duane Brown's future a year ago at training camp was filled with uncertainty during a holdout. Ever since his trade to Seattle in the middle of last season Youth Kevin Hogan Jersey , he's been "at peace" with whatever was going to take place.
"Last year at this time I was very anxious and uncertain," Brown said Sunday, a day after signing a three-year contract extension with the Seahawks. "This whole year I've been at peace. I wasn't worried about anything when I showed up for workouts or OTAs. I wasn't worried about what was going on behind the scenes and just controlling what I could control."
The extension means the big left tackle will likely be protecting Russell Wilson's blindside for the rest of Brown's career. He'll turn 33 next month and has spoken repeatedly of wanting Seattle to be the final stop of his career.
Brown's current deal was set to expire after this season, part of the reason he was a holdout from the Houston Texans until Week 8 of last season before being traded to Seattle. Brown said it became clear soon after arriving in Seattle the intensions were to make sure this was his last stop. Those indications were part of why Brown was committed to being part of Seattle's offseason program.
"They communicated that early on and there was no doubt in any of our minds that we would get it done," Brown said. "I wanted to show my commitment to the team and our future by being here. Coming here halfway through the season you want to be here during the offseason, for me, to learn the team more, to have my impact in the locker room Jessie Bates III Jersey , my leadership skills and it was great to do that."
Brown was the first to get an extension among a number of key contributors whose contracts expire after the 2018 season. That group includes linebacker K.J. Wright, defensive end Frank Clark and, most notably, holdout safety Earl Thomas. There have been no signs of a softening between Thomas and the Seahawks as the former All-Pro has sought either a new deal in Seattle or a trade from the Seahawks.
NOTES: Seattle signed WR Marvin Bracy on Sunday. Bracy represented the United States in the 100 meters at the 2016 Rio Olympics and is a three-time U.S. indoor champion in the 60 meters. Bracy returned to football last year signing with Indianapolis during training camp but was released before the season.
LeBron James has rescued the Cavaliers from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals and just pulled them out of a 2-0 hole against Boston.
Neither such comeback had ever been accomplished, so James has stared down tough situations before.
Winning another championship now, leading this group of Cavaliers past a much mightier Golden State team, might even be a bigger challenge. Perhaps its simply too much to ask.
Except for the guy being asked.
James is playing at such an extraordinary level that anything is possible, including what would go down as one of the biggest upsets in NBA history.
No matter what the story line is going to be Cheap Customized New England Patriots Jerseys , no matter if were picked to win or not, lets just go out and play ball, James said. Were going to have a great gameplan. Were going to try to get better throughout the series, and well see what happens.
The Warriors are better, and few outside James native Ohio would bother to argue. Golden State is deeper, quicker, more potent offensively and much more reliable defensively. The Cavaliers only got one game off them in last years finals, and that Cleveland team Eagles Elite Jerseys , with Kyrie Irving, was better than this years version.
But none of their weaknesses have stopped the Cavaliers from pulling out two Game 7s in this postseason, or from stomping on a 59-win Toronto team in four straight games. They find a way to play well enough to keep the games in striking distance so James can will the Cavs across the finish line, and that will be the strategy again starting Thursday at Oracle Arena.
As Stephen Curry noted, the Cavaliers are more than just James. Tristan Thompson rarely showed up anywhere but the gossip pages for much of the season, but has regained his role as a rugged rebounder and defender in the postseason. If All-Star Kevin Love is cleared from his concussion in time to play, Cleveland can surround James with dangerous perimeter shooters such as himself, Kyle Korver Cheap DJ Moore Jersey , George Hill and JR Smith, forcing the Warriors to play James 1-on-1 and possibly without one of their top defenders in Andre Iguodala if he cant return from his leg injury.
Golden State won two of the three finals meetings and is heavily favored to take this one. But the one Cleveland got is perhaps King James crowning achievement, when the Cavaliers overcame that 3-1 deficit to beat the 73-win Warriors in Oakland in Game 7.
Another title now wouldnt be far behind. It might require four games of around 34 points, nine rebounds and nine assists about what James is averaging in 18 games this postseason. Its hard to expect that level of anyone, but thats whats demanded of No. 23 in Cleveland.
James can do it.
Believe it or not, so can the Cavaliers.
The pick: Cavaliers in seven.
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