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    Bills “still in talks” with Ziggy Ansah, don’t believe Seattle is favorite

    Getty Images If the Seahawks are the favorites to land defensive end Ziggy Ansah, that is news to Bills General Manager Brandon Beane. Beane said on 1270 The Fan that the Bills remain interested and in the running for one of the handful of remaining free agents on PFT’s top-100. “I don’t know...
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    Seahawks reach one-year deal with Ziggy Ansah

    Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks are expected to sign former Detroit Lions defensive end Ziggy Ansah to a one-year deal, a source confirmed to PFT. The agreement was first reported by Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. Ansah is expected to sign the deal with the team on Thursday after flying to...
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    Report: Ezekiel Ansah could miss first month of season

    Getty Images The Seahawks took a potentially significant step toward replacing Frank Clark with last night’s addition of Ezekiel Ansah. Of course, they may still need some help there early in the season. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Ansah’s recovery from shoulder surgery is expected to...
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    Seahawks lost Frank Clark, gained two starting defensive ends and more

    Getty Images When the Seahawks traded Frank Clark to the Chiefs, they lost their top pass rusher. But they’ve now gained so much that it’s hard not to see the trade as a big win for Seattle. The Seahawks just signed free agent defensive end Ziggy Ansah to a one-year deal worth a reported $5.5...
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    Report: Jamar Taylor to sign with Seahawks

    Getty Images Ziggy Ansah isn’t the only veteran free agent headed to Seattle. NFL Media reports that the Seahawks are set to sign cornerback Jamar Taylor as a free agent. Taylor visited with the team last month. Taylor was a second-round pick by the Dolphins in 2013 and has spent the last few...
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    Seahawks sign four draft picks

    Getty Images The Seahawks wheeled and dealed their way to 11 draft picks last month and they got four of them under contract on Monday. The group of signees includes second-round pick Marquise Blair. Blair played at Utah the last two seasons after going to Dodge City Community College and...
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    Bobby Wagner “preparing like this is my last year” in Seattle

    Getty Images The track record for Seahawks players negotiating their own deals with the team isn’t a good one. But linebacker Bobby Wagner has said all the right things about wanting to stay, in the situation where Richard Sherman and Russell Okung found themselves as former Seahawks. Wagner...
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    Pete Carroll is very impressed with D.K. Metcalf’s catch radius

    The Seahawks ended receiver D.K. Metcalf’s unexpected (by some) slide by trading up and making him the last pick in round two. Eight days later, the Seahawks are very happy with what they’ve gotten in Metcalf. “I mean, he’s big and he’s fast,” coach Pete Carroll said Friday after Metcalf’s...
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    DK Metcalf “amazed” and “kind of shocked” to get a call from Russell Wilson

    For players who enter the NFL, one of the biggest adjustments comes from becoming teammates with established NFL players. Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf found that out after arriving in Seattle via round two. Metcalf got a FaceTime call from his new quarterback, Russell Wilson. “I was amazed...
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    Seahawks add 12 undrafted rookies

    Getty Images The Sehawks will have plenty of rookies hanging around. In addition to an 11-man draft class (impressive for a team which started with four picks), the Seahawks added another dozen undrafted rookies Friday. The team announced the signings of the following players: Quarterback...
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    Seahawks want to keep Germain Ifedi long term

    Getty Images The Seahawks declined Germain Ifedi‘s fifth-year option. That doesn’t mean they don’t want him on their team long term. Coach Pete Carroll said Friday the Seahawks want Ifedi back, just not at the $10.35 million salary the fifth-year option would have cost them for 2018. “Well...
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    L.J. Collier embraces comparison to Michael Bennett

    Michael Bennett made 39 sacks in his five seasons in Seattle. He went to three Pro Bowls. It is those expectations that L.J. Collier walked into the Seahawks’ front door as a first-round draft pick. Collier will play Bennett’s old role, an end in the base defense and as a tackle on passing...
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    Seahawks waive Marcus Henry

    Getty Images The Seahawks waived center Marcus Henry on Wednesday. Henry, 26, has never played a regular-season game. He entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of Boise State in 2016, signing with the Saints. New Orleans waived him, though, before the start of the season. Henry...
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    Seahawks won’t pick up Germain Ifedi’s 2020 option

    Getty Images The Seahawks had the final pick in the first round of the 2016 draft and they were also among the final teams to make a call about the fifth-year option for the player they picked in that round. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the team will not exercise offensive lineman...
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    Shane Ray visiting Seahawks on Friday

    Getty Images After the draft came to an end last weekend, the Seahawks said they were still in the market for pass rushers after trading Frank Clark and they’ll meet with a possible addition to the roster on Friday. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the team will have linebacker Shane...
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    Doug Baldwin in no hurry to retire, but likely to retire

    Getty Images The Seahawks acknowledged that veteran wide receiver is considering retirement, but it may be leaning even more heavily in that direction. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, Baldwin is “leaning toward” retiring after undergoing three offseason surgeries, but it could be...
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    Seahawks add another receiver

    Getty Images Doug Baldwin hasn’t made his decision about whether to retire, and it might take weeks before the Seahawks know for sure. It seems they’re not waiting around for an answer, planning for the receiver to call it quits. Seattle drafted Mississippi receiver D.K. Metcalf in the second...
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    Patriots trade Jacob Hollister to Seahawks

    Getty Images The Seahawks have reached a deal with the Patriots for tight end Jacob Hollister, Field Yates of ESPN reports. New England will receive a conditional 2020 seventh-round pick in return. The Seahawks had a need for a tight end with only four on their 90-player roster, plus undrafted...
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    Ziggy Ansah visits the Seahawks

    Getty Images We noted yesterday that former Lions defensive end Ziggy Ansah is among the pass rushers the Seahawks could consider, and now the Seahawks are taking a look. Ansah is in Seattle today visiting the Seahawks, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. After trading away Frank Clark, who led...
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    Seahawks wanted to add speed, options at receiver through draft

    Getty Images The Seahawks were in need of help at wide receiver throughout the NFL Draft even before Doug Baldwin‘s future with the team was thrown into doubt. Once it became clear the Seahawks could potentially lose Baldwin to retirement, the need to stock up on receivers became an even...
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