It's not a dumb reason, the Seahawks signing Peterson takes away money that they would've used on Abe, pretty much taking them out of the Abe sweepstakes.
Crazy crazy amount of money. WOW. 18mill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for a linebacker not named Ulacher is a joke. A rank this as a below average sign. Good player but not worth the money. Peterson should marry his agent, he scored him a sick deal.
He's not just a regular linebacker, though. He plays more positions on defense than any other player in the league.
Julian Peterson is an outstanding player that was stuck on a mediocre defense. You're going to see him rack up the accolades in Seattle. He'll be considered Top 5 in a year, bet on it.