Brandon Flowers Contract: Latest Rumors and News on Negotiations with Chargers

One year in San Diego may not have been enough for Brandon Flowers. The Chargers have reportedly inked the veteran cornerback to a four-year deal after he played 14 games for the team in 2014. 

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Chargers, Flowers Reportedly Agree On Deal

Sunday, March 8

Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that the Chargers and Flowers came to an agreement on a four-year deal.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport was first to report on the talks between the two sides. 

Flowers recently told Around The NFL that he had opened negotiations with the Chargers with the hope that he would stay with the team.

The Chargers signed Flowers to a one-year contract last summer after he was released by the Kansas City Chiefs. The 29-year-old had 10 passes defended and three interceptions in 2014. 

Even though Flowers is starting to reach an age where cornerbacks slow down, the Chargers likely didn't want to lose their best cover guy after finishing fourth in pass yards allowed last season. They also aren't sure what will come of 2014 first-round pick Jason Verrett, who played in only six games due to injuries. 

In Flowers' free-agent profile on Pro Football Focus, Sam Monson wrote that the veteran cornerback had a strong return to form after losing his way in Kansas City:

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This past season Flowers gave up 56% of passes into his coverage and was beaten for four scores. Quarterbacks throwing at him had a passer rating of 84.2 over the year. Those aren’t stellar numbers, and Flowers has had four seasons better, but they represent a major bounceback season from his career low a year ago.

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Flowers does have his limitations, like being left on an island to cover in man-to-man, but the Chargers found the right scheme to take advantage of what he did so well early in his career before Andy Reid came to Kansas City. 

The two sides obviously need each other, though San Diego perhaps had the greater incentive because of its current crop of cornerbacks, making it easier for both sides to come to an agreement.