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Russell Okung close to earning $3 million bonus, nearing first full season of his career

Offensive tackle Russell Okung played his first six seasons in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks, but left in free agency without the team making much of an effort to retain him. This was in part due to his inconsistent play but probably had more to do with his consistent injuries. Okung has never played 16 games in a season, missing six games as a rookie, four in 2011, one in 2012, eight in 2013, two in 2014, and three in 2015. That’s a total of 24 games in six seasons, or four a year, or 25% of his potential starts.