Former Seahawks CB DeShawn Shead signs with Lions
Mar 14, 2018, 3:57 PM | Updated: 4:10 pm
The Seahawks brought back DB DeShawn Shead Saturday. (AP)
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The Seahawks’ secondary is getting thinner by the day.
Cornerback DeShawn Shead has signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Detroit Lions, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Former #Seahawks CB DeShawn Shead just signed with the Detroit Lions. He gets a one year worth $3.5M deal. That can grow to $6.5M with playtime incentives, per source.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 14, 2018
The Seahawks released Shead, 28, March 10 in what was described by ESPN as a “procedural move.” According to ESPN’s Brady Henderson, Shead’s contract was set to toll (or, rollover to 2018) due to time missed with a torn ACL, but general manager John Schneider had already assured Shead he would be a free agent. Instead of keeping Shead signed to the same deal, the Seahawks released him to allow him to test the market.
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Shead originally signed with the Seahawks in 2012 as an undrafted free agent. He spent six seasons with Seattle, recording two interceptions, one sack, and 111 tackles. Shead suffered a season-ending ACL injury in January 2016 that kept him sidelined for the bulk of his 2017 season, though he returned to action in a limited role for the Seahawks’ final two games.
The loss of Shead leaves Seattle with two starting cornerbacks from last season: second-year pro Shaquill Griffin, and Justin Coleman. With Shead gone, Seattle can still re-sign cornerback Byron Maxwell, though he’ll also be testing the market as a free agent.
