Seahawks to follow Patriots’ lead in developing Brandon Browner’s new role

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RENTON, Wash. — Brandon Browner was asked last week whether he had brought up the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl XLIX win over the Seattle Seahawks since he had returned to Seattle.

“That’s a touchy subject,” Browner said with a laugh. “I try to leave that one alone, man. It does [get brought up] every now and again, but I try to leave it alone.”

Browner spent the first three years of his career playing right cornerback for the Seahawks before signing with the Patriots as a free agent. Last offseason, Browner signed a three-year deal with the New Orleans Saints, but he was released in March.

At age 31, the 6-foot-4, 221-pound defensive back called rejoining the Seahawks instead of signing with the Washington Redskins a “no-brainer.”

When asked about what went wrong in New Orleans, Browner said he didn’t want to talk about it. But for the Seahawks’ purposes, it’s the previous season in New England that influenced their decision to sign Browner. And last week’s organized team activities session provided a glimpse of his new role as a safety.

Browner will no longer be asked to line up on the perimeter and match up one-on-one with wide receivers.

“Being on the outside, it’s more of a man-to-man concept: You’re a corner on an island,” Browner said. “Being in that box, you’re accounted for from the linemen in the run. You’ll get some run keys from the end man on the line of scrimmage. Things are just a little different. But you’re a football player in there. Playing corner, it’s more of a one-on-one thing. We’re playing basketball out there on that island. When you’re in that box, that’s football, I think.”

While the position change is new to Browner, some of the things he has being asked to do are not. One responsibility, for example, could be matching up with opposing tight ends. While he was mostly on the perimeter in New England, …

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