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    No match from Seahawks, so Gilliam joins 49ers

    SPNW StaffBy SPNW StaffApril 18, 20178 Comments4 Mins Read
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    Garry Gilliam caught this touchdown pass from field goal holder Jon Ryan on a tackle-eligible play to help beat Green Bay in the playoffs in 2015. / Drew McKenzie, Sportspress Northwest

    According to multiple reports, including this one from the San Jose Mercury News, the Seahawks did not match restricted free agent OT Gary Gilliam’s offer sheet from San Francisco. Gilliam will sign a one-year deal with the 49ers worth $2.2 million, with $1.4 million guaranteed. Seattle placed a tender on Gilliam prior to free agency worth $1.797 million, but that did not include any guaranteed money.

    The Seahawks will receive no compensation for losing Gilliam since he joined the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Gilliam is the second Seattle free agent to join the NFC West rival 49ers, following LB Brock Coyle, who departed March 10.

    Gilliam played in 29 games for Seattle over the past two seasons, mostly at right tackle. He was benched in November and was inactive for two games before regaining his starting job in December. At the time, Gilliam was criticized for thinking too much and not being sufficiently aggressive.

    Although Gilliam would have been Seattle’s only returning player with experience starting at right tackle, the Seahawks have said during the off-season that they will consider moving former first-round pick Germain Ifedi, who started at right guard his rookie season, to right tackle.

    The Seahawks signed free agent OG Oday Aboushi to a one-year deal, and he becomes the leading candidate start in Ifedi’s old spot.

    The move also speaks to the state of the 49ers that they would come to Seattle for offensive line help and pay more than $1 million guaranteed to acquire it.

    Gilliam figures to compete in San Francisco for the right tackle job, where Trent Brown started all 16 games last season as a second-year player.

    Gilliam, who played college ball at Penn State, signed in 2014 a three-year deal worth $1.54 million.

    SEAHAWKS FREE AGENT TRACKER

    Unrestricted free agents signed

    Date Player Pos. ’16 Team New Deal
    Mar 9 Luke Joeckel OL Jaguars 1 year, $8M, $7M guaranteed
    Mar 14 Eddie Lacy RB Packers 1 year, $4.25M, $2.86M guaranteed
    Mar 17 Arthur Brown LB Jets No contract details available yet
    Mar 17 Oday Aboushi OG Texans $975K, $200K guaranteed
    Mar 22 Bradley McDougald S Bucs 1 year, $1.8M, $750K bonus
    Mar 23 Michael Wilhoite LB 49ers 1 year, $1.55M, $800K salary
    Mar 24 Terence Garvin LB Redskins $855K, $755 salary, $60K bonus
    Apr 10 Cyril Grayson WR No Team No contract details available
    Apr 11 Dion Jordan DE Dolphins 1 year, $640,000

    Unrestricted free agents retained

    Date Player Pos. ’17 AAV New Deal
    Mar 14 Neiko Thorpe CB 675K 2 years, $3.5M, $600K bonus
    Mar 17 DeShawn Shead CB $1.5M 1 year, $1M guaranteed
    Mar 17 Luke Willson TE $1.8M 1 year, 1M guaranteed

    Free agents lost

    Date Player Pos. New Team New Deal
    Mar 9 Stephen Hauschka PK Buff 3 years, $4M guaranteed
    Mar 10 Brock Coyle LB SF 1 year, $775K base salary
    Mar 17 John Jenkins DT Chic $900K, $100K guaranteed
    Mar 19 Brandon Williams TE Ind $855K, $40K guaranteed
    Apr 18 Gary Gilliam OT SF $2.2M, $1.4M guaranteed

    Remaining free agents

    Date Player Pos. ’16 AAV 2015 Season/Skinny
    —– Bradley Sowell T 1.0M Signed last year, flopped
    —– Michael Morgan LB 1.0M Started 6 games, 10 tackles, 1 INT
    —– Tony McDaniel DT 985K Started 10 games, 41 tackles
    —– Marcel Reese FB 885K Played in 4 late-season games
    —– Will Tukuafu FB 760K Played in 7 games, made 1 start
    —– Jeron Johnson SS 760K Played in 3 games, 3 tackles
    —– Kelcie McCray SS 717K Started 7 games, 37 tackles
    —– Steven Terrell CB 600K Non-tendered as a RFA
    —– M. Seisay DB 525K Made 6 starts, caught 2 TDs
    —– Devin Hester WR —- Announced retirement
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    8 Comments

    1. wabubba67 on April 18, 2017 12:55 pm

      Seahawks had five days to match. Are we sure that this is a done deal?

      • Steed on April 18, 2017 3:24 pm

        They had 5 days, they took less than 12 hours to say “no thanks”. He isn’t worth nearly 3 times what he made last season, not to the Seahawks anyway. It was so bad last season Cable even made public (negative) statements about him. The guy is barely even a “replacement level” player.

        • wabubba67 on April 18, 2017 4:46 pm

          I’m not saying that they should have signed him at that price (though it’s “only” $400,000 more than what he would have made in Seattle if he was on the roster)….it just seems like good practice to make the 49ers, or any other team, wait as long as possible for competitive reasons. Especially before the draft.

          • art thiel on April 18, 2017 8:12 pm

            The guarantee was the big deal, and Gilliam wanted just one year so he can become a free agent. He saw how it worked for Okung.

        • art thiel on April 18, 2017 8:11 pm

          Gilliam showed improvement in his last few starts, but Cable thinks he’s a little too soft. Ifedi has a lot to prove in the mind game, but he definitely has the body.

      • art thiel on April 18, 2017 8:09 pm

        Done. They didn’t want to guarantee any of his salary, Niners guaranteed $1.4M.

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