He won a Super Bowl with the Seahawks in his final year with the team although he did not play in Super Bowl XLVIII.
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It was Browner who allowed cornerback Malcolm Butler to be in position to make a game-saving goal-line interception of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.
The move means that the Seahawks will reunite the “Legion of Boom” secondary unit of Browner, Earl Thomas, Richard Sherman and Kam Chancellor, that led their defense until Browner left after the 2013 season. However, he did not play in that Super Bowl win as he was suspended for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.
He was with the New Orleans Saints last season and the New England Patriots previously. Now 31, he is signing a one-year contract that is expected to be fairly low-risk for the Seahawks, similar to the deal that also recently brought back defensive end Chris Clemons. He was flagged for 24 penalties (21 accepted) – the most by any player in a single season since at least 2001, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
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He recorded 63 tackles and one interception over 16 games in a trying 2015 season as he battled through a torn MCL. They signed Cary Williams last offseason but cut him in December after he was ineffective.
