Seahawks waive DT Nazair Jones, announce 12 UDFA signings
May 4, 2020, 2:37 PM
Nazair Jones had a strong rookie season but missed all of 2019 with a knee injury. (AP)
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The Seahawks announced the addition of 12 undrafted players Monday afternoon, but the big news was in the list of four players they waived to make room on their roster.
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Defensive tackle Nazair Jones, a 2017 third-round pick by Seattle, was waived along with running back Adam Choice, defensive tackle Shakir Soto and linebacker Pita Taumoepenu. Jones is the only player waived Monday by the Seahawks to have appeared in a regular season game for the team.
The 25-year-old Jones, a University of North Carolina product, played 20 games and started two over the 2017 and 2018 seasons with the Seahawks. He missed the entire 2019 season after being placed on injured reserve last August with a knee injury.
In 11 games as a rookie, Jones had two sacks, an interception, a fumble recovery, three passes defensed, four quarterback hits, three tackles for loss and 19 combined tackles.
Here’s the list of undrafted players signed so far by Seattle – 12 on Monday, and five previously announced:
• DT Josh Avery, Southeast Missouri
• RB Patrick Carr, Houston, Houston
• WR Seth Dawkins, Louisville
• CB Gavin Heslop, Stony Brook
• RB Anthony Jones, Florida International
• DT Cedrick Lattimore, Iowa
• TE Tyler Mabry, Maryland
• FS Chris Miller, Baylor
• FS Josh Norwood, West Virginia
• CB Kemah Siverand, Oklahoma State
• DE Marcus Webb, Troy
• TE Dominick Wood-Anderson, Tennessee
Previously announced:
• QB Anthony Gordon, WSU
• WR Aaron Fuller, UW
• OT Tommy Champion, Mississippi State
• DE Eli Mencer, Albany
• CB Debione Renfro, Texas A&M
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