Seahawks to sign ex-Lions DE Ansah

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Source: Seahawks to sign ex-Lions DE Ansah

Former Detroit Lions defensive end Ziggy Ansah agreed to a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday night, a league source tells ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The deal is expected to include $5.5 million in guaranteed money, with incentives that could boost it roughly another $8 million, a source said. Ansah is scheduled to fly to Seattle on Thursday to sign the contract.

The Seahawks' acquisition of Ansah will help offset the loss of DE Frank Clark, who was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs.

By waiting until Thursday, the Seahawks won't lose a 2020 compensatory pick by signing Ansah. Any unrestricted free agents signed after 4 p.m. ET on May 7 no longer count against the formula used to determine comp picks the following season. The Seahawks were projected to receive the maximum of four 2020 comp picks and did not want to forfeit any of them, which was a reason they waited until now.

The Seahawks brought in Ansah for a visit in late April, Schefter reported. A source told ESPN that they also met with former Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Nick Perry in late March. Perry was released by Green Bay and thus would have had no bearing on future compensatory picks had he been signed before May 7.

 

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And he is already expected to miss all of camp and at least the first 4 games with a shoulder injury.

 

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And he is already expected to miss all of camp and at least the first 4 games with a shoulder injury.

Expected by who? After watching him the last five years, I personally expect him to miss more than that.