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Funny money starts to fly: Alan Branch gets $8 million

Alan Branch, Matt Hasselbeck

Arizona Cardinals’ Alan Branch (78) slaps the ball out of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck’s hands before sacking him in the first half of their NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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The Seahawks have a thing for two-year, $8 million contracts.

Charlie Whitehurst has one. Tarvaris Jackson has one. And now former Cardinals defensive tackle has one, including $4 million guaranteed according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Close watchers of the Cardinals probably can’t believe it.

Branch’s tenure in Arizona was spotty at best, but the Seahawks are desperate to add some bulk on their defensive line. It may be the time of free agency where the funny money starts to fly after midnight.