Seahawks 2022 Free Agency Tracker PHOTOS: Top Shots Of 2021 - Quandre Diggs

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Keeping track of all the Seahawks’ moves in free agency.

Mar 18, 2022 at 02:29 PM John Boyle

Seahawks.com Reporter

Free agency is here with the start of the new league year, so here at Seahawks.com, we'll be tracking all the Seahawks comings and goings in free agency. We'll update this article as Seahawks moves happen, so you can make this your one-stop shop for Seahawks signings, re-signings, and free agency departures.

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March 18

Seahawks Sign CB Artie Burns

The Seahawks added an experienced and versatile cornerback to their secondary on Friday, signing cornerback Artie Burns.

A former first-round pick out of Miami, Burns nearly signed with Seattle as a free agent two years ago, general manager John Schneider said, but instead signed with the Bears. After missing the 2020 season with a torn ACL, Burns had a strong 2021 season with Chicago playing under defensive coordinator Sean Desai, who is now in Seattle as the associate head coach-defense.

"It was big just to be able to stay in the same system and be familiar with some of the same teachings that I was just in in Chicago," he said. "He's a detailed coach. Smart, resilient, definitely wants to win. He was a great coach last year, definitely."

In five seasons, Burns, 26, has started 38 games and appeared in 69, recording four interceptions, 33 passes defensed and 172 tackles. The 6-foot, 187-pound Burns has experience as an outside starting cornerback and as a nickel corner—he saw most of his playing time inside last season—giving the Seahawks options with how they can use him.

Seahawks Release Carlos Dunlap II & Kerry Hyder Jr

The Seahawks parted ways with a pair of players who were significant parts of their defense last season, releasing linebacker Carlos Dunlap II and defensive end Kerry Hyder Jr. on Friday.

Dunlap, who first joined the Seahawks in 2020 in a midseason trade, recorded 13.5 sacks in 25 games, including 8.5 last season. Dunlap saw his role reduced midway through last season, but came on strong late in the year, recording seven sacks in the final four games of the season.

Hyder, who signed with Seattle as a free agent last year, appeared in 15 games, starting seven, and recorded 1.5 sacks, 33 tackles, 11 quarterback hits and two fumble recoveries.

Seahawks Re-Sign C/G Kyle Fuller

The Seahawks re-signed Kyle Fuller Friday, bringing back a versatile lineman who has starting experience at both guard and center.

Fuller, who came into the league as a seventh-round pick in 2017, joined the Seahawks as a member of the practice squad in 2019 and was promoted to the active roster during the season, appearing in nine games with one start.

Fuller opened the 2021 season as Seattle's starting center, though Ethan Pocic would later take over that spot. Fuller later started two games at guard.

With Pocic still a free agent, Fuller will be a part of a competition at center that also includes free-agent addition Austin Blythe, as well as Dakoda Shepley, a player Seattle added last year on waivers.

March 17

Seahawks re-sign four, including Pro-Bowl safety Quandre Diggs

The Seahawks kicked off free agency by retaining some of their own top players, including Pro-Bowl safety Quandre Diggs, who signed a three-year deal on Thursday. Also back are defensive tackle Al Woods, tight end Will Dissly and cornerback Sidney Jones IV.

Diggs, who has a team-high 10 interceptions over the past two seasons, and Woods, who helped anchor one of the league's top run defenses, were two of Seattle's best defensive players last season, and will provide playmaking and leadership going forward for a new-look Seahawks defense led by new coordinator Clint Hurtt.

Dissly returns for his fifth year with the team that drafted him in 2018, and will look to lead a tight end group that also includes the recently acquired Noah Fant, as well as Colby Parkinson and Tyler Mabry. After suffering season-ending injuries early in each of his first two seasons, Dissly has missed only one game due to injury over the past two seasons.

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— Nino (@qdiggs6) March 14, 2022

Seahawks sign LB Uchenna Nwosu

The Seahawks added former Chargers linebacker Uchenna Nwosu in a move they hope will upgrade the pass rush, a stated goal of Pete Carroll heading into the offseason.

Nwosu, 2018 second-round pick of the Chargers, has 15 sacks in his career, including 5.0 last season in what was his first year as a starter. Nwosu also had 40 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 17 quarterback hits last season.

Seahawks 2022 Free Agency Tracker PHOTOS: Top Shots Of 2021 - Quandre Diggs

CB D.J. Reed signs with Jets

The Seahawks lost a key piece of their secondary in the opening days of free agency, with cornerback D.J. Reed signing with the New York Jets.

Reed, who the Seahawks claimed in 2020 after the 49ers waived him with an injury, proved to be a great addition during his two seasons, eventually taking over a starting role at cornerback after returning from injury midway through the 2020 season. Over his two years in Seattle, Reed started 22 games, primarily playing right cornerback, and recorded four interceptions, the most among cornerbacks over that span. Reed's 10 passes defensed in 2021 were tied for a team high along with Sidney Jones IV, and his 17 over the past two seasons matched Quandre Diggs' total for the team lead over that span.

With Reed leaving, the Seahawks still have two players who were starters for part of last season in Sidney Jones IV, who re-signed on Thursday, and Tre Brown, who took over a starting job last season before suffering a season-ending knee injury.

I got to show love to Seattle’s fans❤️. It was one helluva ride✊🏾.

— DJ_2Great (@D7_Reed) March 15, 2022

OL Jamarco Jones signs with Titans

Jamarco Jones, a versatile offensive lineman who played multiple positions throughout his four-year career in Seattle, signed with the Titans. Jones, a fifth-round pick in the 2018 draft, never held a regular starting role in Seattle, but proved to be a valuable piece of the offensive line due to the versatility that allowed him to play both guard and tackle positions.

After spending his rookie year on injured reserve, Jones appeared in 36 games over the next three seasons, starting seven.

LB Benson Mayowa released

The Seahawks released pass-rusher Benson Mayowa, a player who began his career as a Seahawk almost a decade ago, then returned to Seattle in 2020.

Mayowa appeared in 28 games for the Seahawks over the past two seasons, starting 16, recording seven sacks, six of which came in 2020.

Mayowa, who went undrafted out of Idaho in 2013, began his NFL career as a tryout player at Seattle's rookie minicamp, a tryout that led to a contract with the eventual Super Bowl champs. After appearing in two games with the Seahawks that year, Mayowa went to Oakland where he earned a bigger role, then went on to play for Dallas and Arizona.

The move comes after the Seahawks added linebacker Uchenna Nwosu to bolster the pass rush.

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