--Troubled linebacker Leroy Hill agreed to restructure his contract with the team, taking a significant cut in this year's base salary from $6 million to $2.125 million, and voiding the remaining four years of his deal.

The sixth-year pro will be an unrestricted free agent again at the end of the season, just a year after locking up a six-year, $36 million deal after the team franchised him.

Hill, who last year received a $2 million signing bonus and $5 million base salary, will not receive the final four years and $20 million in potential earnings from the original contract.

Hill's legal issues affected his status with the team.

He had already been suspended for one game and will lose an additional game paycheck for a marijuana charge in suburban Atlanta, 2/17 of his new base salary, or about $250,000. But Hill could conceivably make that money back by receiving a $60,000 roster bonus and meeting $300,000 in incentives this season.

However, Hill could receive another suspension after settling a recent domestic abuse charge out of court.

--The Seahawks traded fan favorite cornerback Josh Wilson to Baltimore for a conditional 2011 pick, thought to be a fourth or fifth rounder.

A second-round draft pick (55th overall) by Seattle in 2007, Wilson started 23 games for the Seahawks, earning a reputation as a guy who made explosive plays.

Wilson has six career interceptions, three of which he returned for touchdowns. The 25-year-old also served as Seattle's main kick returner for two seasons, and has an 89-yard kick return for a touchdown to his credit.

Seahawks general manager John Schneider said improved play by veteran cornerback Marcus Trufant and rookie Walter Thurmond, along with cornerback Roy Lewis, had created depth at the position, making Wilson expendable.

The rookie out of Oregon returned from major knee surgery much quicker than most anticipated. And at 5-11, 190 pounds, the Seahawks like Thurmond's size at corner and his ability to come up and play physical defense, both in pass coverage and in run support.

--Recently released by the Denver Broncos, where he played for current Seahawks offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates in 2008, Seattle traded for offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus with Detroit, agreeing to give up a late-round pick in 2012.

Seattle had tried to claim the third-year pro off waivers, but the Lions had higher priority on the list because of a worse record in 2009.

At 6-8, 320 pounds, Polumbus started eight games at right tackle for the Broncos last season. The Seahawks have injury issues at tackle, with rookie Russell Okung out with a high-ankle sprain, and veteran Ray Willis recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery.

--Even though he finished with only 79 catches last season, T.J. Houshmandzadeh remains one of the most prolific pass catchers in the league. The 32-year-old receiver ranks third in most receptions since 2006 with 373, behind Wes Welker (413) and Andre Johnson (379).

BY THE NUMBERS
1,615 -- Safety Lawyer Milloy's career tackles, fourth most among active players in the league.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"It was one of those deals that comes along. We get calls on players and we don't do everything. But this was one of those deals we felt like we couldn't pass up." -- Seahawks general manager John Schneider on trading cornerback Josh Wilson to Baltimore.

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