RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to a one-year contract with free agent Ezekiel Ansah, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.
The signing comes after the NFL’s May 7 compensatory deadline and therefore will not impact the Seahawks’ compensatory picks in 2020.
Ansah missed nine games last season due to a shoulder injury after the Lions placed the franchise tag on him.
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The Detroit Lions drafted Ansah with the fifth overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft out of Brigham Young University.
The 6-foot-5-inch, 270-pound defensive end has recorded 48 sacks in 80 career games – with 78 starts.
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The Seahawks had been searching for held along the defensive line after they traded Frank Clark to the Kansas City Chiefs in April.
Ansah will join a defensive line that includes: L.J. Collier, Rasheem Green, Branden Jackson, Cassius Marsh, Jacob Martin, Nate Orchard, Demarcus Christmas, Poona Ford, Quinton Jefferson, Nazair Jones, Jamie Meder, Bryan Mone, Jarran Reed and Jay-Tee Tiuli.
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