The legal tampering period ahead of the official start of free agency kicked off on Monday and the Seahawks have made a few moves to keep some players in Seattle uniforms for the near future, including keeping one of their own key free agents on the defensive line.
Seattle will be re-signing defensive tackle Jarran Reed to a two-year contract worth $23 million, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
As Pelissero notes, this is a relatively short-term deal that would allow Reed to re-enter the market at a young age, should he later decide to test the waters elsewhere.
For Seattle last year, Reed appeared in 10 regular-season games and logged 27 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble. Reed sat out the first six games of the season as a result of his suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
Although one piece of the Seahawks’ defensive line is locked up for the next two years, fans will have to continue to wait to see what’s in the cards for Seattle’s top unrestricted free agent, defensive end Jadeveon Clowney.
