Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill recently agreed to a salary reduction from $6 million to $2.125 million as part of a deal wiping out the remaining years of his previous contract, according to a source. Hill is already facing a one-game NFL suspension to open the regular season. Seattle sent a strong message to Hill this offseason by asking him to stay away from team headquarters while a domestic-violence case worked its way through the courts. In May 2009, Hill had signed a six-year, $36 million contract featuring a $2 million bonus and base salaries of $5 million and $6 million in the first two years.

Vincent Jackson's agent, Neil Schwartz, said Wednesday he isn't sure the San Diego Chargers really want to trade his client, despite granting the Seattle Seahawks permission to negotiate a deal with the Pro Bowl wide receiver. Schwartz reiterated that he has been granted permission to talk to only one team, the Seahawks, and league sources continue to say there hasn't been any progress and nothing is imminent.

Seahawks rookie Russell Okung is expected to miss two-to-four weeks of action with a sprained ankle. An MRI detected nothing more serious than a sprain. The timetable leaves open the possibility that he could be ready for the season opener against the 49ers.

The Seahawks have added wide receiver Brandon Jones to their roster. He opted to join Seattle over Minnesota and Oakland. Jones, 27, signed a five-year, $16.5 million contract with the 49ers in 2009 but never fit in and was released last week.

The Seahawks could be without rookie Russell Okung for a while after he left Saturday night's preseason game with an ankle injury. The left tackle was recently given a guaranteed $27 million as the sixth overall pick in April's NFL Draft. He will have an MRI to reveal the extent of his high right ankle sprain. Similar injuries can take weeks to heal. "It's pretty significant," head coach Pete Carroll said. "Obviously we made it as big a priority as we could make it to get him."

The Seahawks are looking into the possibility of making a play for Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson. Seattle has been given permission to talk to the agents for unsigned Jackson, but those initial talks didn't do anything to resolve Jackson's current holdout. The Chargers plan to place Jackson on the roster exemption list at midnight eastern Friday if he doesn't report.

The Seahawks reportedly met with free-agent wide receiver Matt Jones on Thursday. Jones, 27, was recently released by the 49ers. Seattle executive Scot McCloughan signed Jones prior to last season when he was San Francisco's general manager.

The Seahawks have traded defensive end and former first-round pick Lawrence Jackson to the Lions for an undisclosed draft choice in 2011. Seattle selected Jackson with the 28th pick in 2008. The pick Seattle is getting from Detroit is likely in the same low round next year as the one the Seahawks had just lost to the 49ers to get Kentwan Balmer, who was drafted one choice behind Jackson in 2008.

Recently retired quarterback Kurt Warner will call some games for FOX this season. Warner's first game will involve his former team, the Cardinals. He will serve as an analyst when Arizona hosts New Orleans on Oct. 10. Former Seahawks and Falcons coach Jim Mora is also joining Fox as an analyst this season.

The Seahawks have acquired defensive lineman Kentwan Balmer from the 49ers, according to multiple sources. A league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that the 49ers received a sixth-round pick in the 2011 NFL draft in return for Balmer. Balmer was a first-round pick of the 49ers in 2008.