The Seahawks have signed 25-year old RB Tyrell Sutton to a reserve/future contract.  Sutton sat out the whole 2011 season, which is surprising to me because he is a talented RB.  Sutton has played in 16 games in his first two years in the NFL and he has carried the ball 25 times for 139 yards (5.6 ypc).  He also has caught 18 passes for 132 yards (7.3 avg) in his career so far.  Sutton is also a good special teams player as he has returned 16 kickoffs for 332 yards (20.8 avg) and he has 9 tackles.  This was a good move for the Seahawks as Sutton will likely have a decent shot of making the team in 2012.

The Seahawks have signed 23-year old cornerback Phillip Adams.  Adams played in 6 games earlier this year for the Patriots and he had 8 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception.  He has now played in 21 games in his first two years in the NFL and he has 21 tackles, 2 passes defensed and 1 interception.  The Seahawks will be depending on Adams to give them depth in the secondary and help on the special teams.

The Seahawks have signed 26-year old G/T Mike Gibson.  Gibson played in 14 games (8 starts) for the Seahawks last year.  He has now played in 17 games (8 starts) in his first two years in the NFL.  The Seahawks were lucky that Gibson didn’t hook on with another team this year.  The Seahawks might need to throw Gibson into the fire right away due to all of the injuries they have suffered so far this year.

The Seahawks have signed 27-year old OT Allen Barbre to a 1-year deal.  Barbre played in 3 games (0 starts) last year for the Seahawks.  He has now played in 28 games (7 starts) in his first four years in the NFL.  The Seahawks have had a ton of injuries along the O-Line, so it was smart of the team to pick up a player that already knows their system.

The Seattle Seahawks have signed 29-year old linebacker Heath Farwell.  Farwell played in all 16 games for the Vikings last year and he had 16 tackles.  Farwell has now played in 71 games in his first five years in the NFL and he has 100 tackles and three fumble recoveries.  This was a good move for the Seahawks as Farwell is a special teams ace.

The Seahawks have re-signed 26-year old cornerback Kennard Cox.  Cox played in 11 games for the Seahawks last year and he had 10 tackles, 1 fumble recovery and 2 passes defensed.  He has now played in 15 games in his first two years in the NFL and he has 11 tackles, 1 fumble recovery and 2 passes defensed.  The Seahawks were lucky that Cox didn’t sign with another team.

The Seattle Seahawks have signed 28-year old DT Anthony Hargrove.  Hargrove played in 14 games for the Saints last year and he had 29 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 1 sack and he forced 3 fumbles.  He has now played in 87 games in his first 7 years in the NFL and he has 205 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss, 16.5 sacks, 5 forced fumbles, 5 fumble recoveries and 6 passes defensed.  Seahawks’ head coach Pete Carroll says that Hargrove is going to play tomorrow against the 49ers.

The Seahawks have signed 25-year old LB David Vobora.  He played in 14 games for the Rams last year and he had 36 tackles and 2 sacks.  Vobora has now played in 34 games in his first three years in the NFL and he has 98 tackles, 2 sacks, 5 tackles for a loss, 1 forced fumble and 2 passes defensed.  The Seahawks need a lot of help at linebacker so they were lucky that Vobora was still available.

UPDATE:  (9/4/2011) – The Seahawks have released David Vobora.

UPDATE II:  (9/6/2011) – The Seahawks have re-signed David Vobora.

The Seahawks have signed 29-year old safety Atari Bigby.  Bigby played in 4 games for the Packers last year and he had 6 tackles and 1 fumble recovery.  Bigby has now played in 45 games in his first five years in the NFL and he has 164 tackles, 5 tackles for a loss, 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 19 passes defensed and 10 interceptions.  This was a good pickup for the Seahawks because Bigby is a solid safety when he is healthy.

The Seahawks have signed 32-year old kicker Jeff Reed.  Reed played in 14 games for the 49ers and Steelers last year and he connected on 24 of 32 (75%) field goals.  He also connected on all 32 of his extra point attempts as he finished up with 104 points last year.  Reed has played in 132 games in his first 9 years in the NFL and he has made 213 of 259 field goals (82.2%).  He also has connected on 320 of 323 extra points as he has scored 959 points in his NFL career.  Reed has made his fair share of big kicks with the Steelers so he should be able to at least perform as well as Olindo Mare did for the Seahawks.

UPDATE:  (9/4/2011) – The Seahawks have released Jeff Reed.