The Seahawks have signed 29-year old TE John Owens.  Owens played in all 16 games for the Lions last season and he caught 8 passes for 56 yards (7.0 avg) with 1 TD grab.  He has now played in 51 games in his NFL career and he has caught 19 passes for 162 yards (8.5 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Owens was signed on by the Seahawks to back up second year man John Carlson who had a very impressive rookie season in 2008.