RENTON, Wash. -- When Duane Brown says it has been a "bit of a whirlwind" over the past few days, this is what he means:

He ended a lengthy holdout last week and returned to a Houston Texans locker room that was in turmoil a few days later following owner Bob McNair's "inmates" comment. After playing in his first game of the season -- a thrilling 41-38 Seattle Seahawks win at CenturyLink Field -- Brown returned to Houston with the Texans only to turn back around when the Seahawks acquired him in a trade.

Brown was informed of the trade Monday, flew back to Seattle on Tuesday and practiced with his new team for the first time Wednesday.

"I knew it was a possibility," Brown said of the trade. "Wasn't quite sure if it would go through or not, so I wasn't completely blindsided or anything, but this is good. I'm very happy. I'm very happy to be here. Lots of great relationships I have on this team with the guys. Great organization with great tradition, and I'm just looking to bring what I can bring to the table to help us win."

The Seahawks didn't announce the trade until Wednesday, two days after they agreed to send cornerback Jeremy Lane and a pair of draft picks to Houston for Brown. The two sides had to amend the draft-pick compensation when Lane failed his physical. He reverted back to the Seahawks, but, as of Wednesday afternoon, had yet to make it back to Seattle from Houston, according to coach Pete Carroll.

Seattle waived offensive tackle Isaiah Battle to make room on its 53-man roster.

Seahawks general manager John Schneider said he began talking with the Texans about a possible trade for Brown when Seattle lost George Fant, its projected starter at left tackle, to a torn ACL in the preseason. But the deal may have been influenced by the fallout last week from McNair referring to NFL player demonstrations during the national anthem as "inmates running the prison," according to an ESPN The Magazine story.

Brown was outspoken against McNair, calling the owner's comment "ignorant" and "disrespectful" and saying he wasn't surprised by it. Brown said Wednesday he wasn't sure if his reaction had anything to do with the trade.

"I don't want to get into that too much because that was something that we dealt with as an organization," Brown said. "But for myself, personally, I'm just happy to be here. I'm just trying to focus on that, on being a part of this team and getting to work and helping us win games."

Brown, a three-time Pro Bowl selection and a 2012 first-team All-Pro, began his career in a zone-blocking scheme similar to the one Seattle runs under offensive line coach Tom Cable. Brown said that familiarity "helps tremendously" as he starts to get acclimated to Seattle's offense. He is expected to play Sunday, when the Seahawks (5-2) host the Washington Redskins (3-4).

Brown's contract, which runs through next season, includes a little under $5 million in salary for the remainder of 2017 and a $9.75 million salary for 2018. Schneider said the Seahawks are inheriting that contract as-is, as opposed to restructuring it or signing Brown to an extension right away.

But Schneider said the goal is for the 32-year-old Brown to finish his career in Seattle. Brown said that's "absolutely" what he has in mind as well.

"I've got relationships with guys here before I got here," Brown said. "I told them just on the outside looking in how much I respected this place, respected the locker room. It's just like a real, real brotherhood here. They have a lot of fun, win a lot of games. On the outside looking in, I saw that and I loved it. So to be here and be a part of it now, there's no doubt in my mind I wouldn't want to be here the rest of my career."

Brown was asked how the situation has worked out for him after holding out from Houston and joining a playoff contender in Seattle.

"It's worked out pretty good for me, I've got to say," Brown said. "I thought I did some great things in my career. I thought we had some great years there in Houston, but to come here and immediately be a part of a contender and [have] a chance to win, it's worked out amazing and I couldn't ask for anything better."