Seahawks 2019 Free Follow-Up Agent

The free agency officially began Wednesday with the beginning of the year 2019 and, as every year, under the direction of General Manager John Schneider and Head Coach Pete Carroll, the Seahawks did not feature not among the most active teams on the first day of free agencies.

Seattle, with Carroll and Schneider, has tended to let the other teams spend a lot of money and then go shopping, a strategy that has paid off in the past with signatures like Michael Bennett, Cliff Avril, Bradley McDougald and Ahtyba Rubin. a few.

But while the Seahawks were relatively calm from the start, apart from keeping some of their own free agents with exclusive and restricted rights, they saw a handful of players go free, including Earl Thomas, who enjoyed security free, accepted the terms of the contract. Ravens of Baltimore.

Over the next few weeks we will keep track of all the Seahawks coming and going in this space, so check back every day for the latest updates. And a quick note, we only include the news that has been officially announced by the teams.

Prior to the start of the league's first year, the Seahawks placed the second round bidding call on offensive tackle George Fant and the original round caller on defender Quinton Jefferson, preventing both players from becoming unrestricted free agents when the league new year has begun.

The Seahawks also made qualifying bids for linebacker Austin Calitro, linebacker Emmanuel Ellerbee, center Joey Hunt, defenseman Branden Jackson, safety Shalom Luani, halfback JD McKissic, receiver David Moore and long drummer Tyler Ott, half-defender Kalan Reed. Guard Jordan Simmons, which means that they remain under contract with Seattle for 2019.

Earl Thomas, six-time pro-Bowler and one of the best advocates in the team's history, has seen his nine-year term with the Seahawks come to an end when the free license agreement has begun, agreeing to sign a contract with Baltimore Corbeaux. A first-round pick in 2010, Thomas was part of the Seahawks defenses that led the NFL in defensive defenses for four consecutive seasons from 2012 to 2015, a feat never before achieved under the Super Bowl.

After a season with the Seahawks where he was a starting defensive tackle, Shamar Stephen returned to the team that drafted him after accepting the terms of a contract with the Vikings. In one season in Seattle, Stephen recorded 25 tackles and two sacks, starting 14 of his 15 games played.

After two seasons with the Seahawks, running back Mike Davis will head to the Windy City after agreeing to meet with the Bears on Wednesday.

Davis was part of a running game that reaped the best of the league with 160 yards per game, contributing 514 yards and four touchdowns in 112 runs. He also participated in 34 receptions for 214 yards and one touchdown. Davis started his career with the Seahawks in 2017, spending the first part of the year in the training squad before becoming a starter at the end of the year after the injuries occurred. negative consequences on race racing. They have accumulated 240 yards and 131 receiving yards in the last six games of the year.