Seahawks find project in 2016 1st-rounder Robert Nkemdiche
Picked by Cardinals, last played for Dolphins in 2019 By The Associated Press
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2 Photos Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche (90) during an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Photo Gallery
RENTON Pete Carroll may have found another reclamation project after the Seattle Seahawks signed former first-round defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche on Thursday.
Nkemdiche, 26, was a top prospect coming out of Mississippi, but his NFL career has been mostly a flop.
Nkemdiche was the 29th overall pick of the 2016 draft by Arizona, and appeared in 27 games over three seasons with six starts. His production was underwhelming, cresting with a career-high 32 tackles and 4½ sacks in the 2018 season. Nkemdiche’s 2018 season was cut short by a knee injury that required surgery and eventually led to his release
- Apr. 29, 2021 01:44 PM EDT
RENTON, Wash. (AP) Pete Carroll may have found another reclamation project after the Seattle Seahawks signed former first-round defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche on Thursday.
Nkemdiche, 26, was a top prospect coming out of Mississippi, but his NFL career has been mostly a flop.
Nkemdiche was the 29th overall pick of the 2016 draft by Arizona, and appeared in 27 games over three seasons with six starts. His production was underwhelming, cresting with a career-high 32 tackles and 4½ sacks in the 2018 season. Nkemdiche’s 2018 season was cut short by a knee injury that required surgery and eventually led to his release by Arizona after failing his physical.
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Good morning, 12s. Here s a look at what s out there today Friday, April 16 about your Seattle Seahawks.
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The Seahawks added to their list of impressive offseason moves Thursday with the signing of veteran DE Aldon Smith. 12s are likely familiar with Smith given the 44 sacks he amassed as a member of the San Francisco 49ers from 2011 to 2014, but after four whole years out of the NFL, Smith experienced a career renaissance with the Dallas Cowboys last season, recording 5 sacks and 14 quarterback hits over 16 starts. He ll look to bolster a Seahawks defensive line that features fellow newcomers Kerry Hyder Jr. and Al Woods (who s on his third stint in Seattle), along with Carlos Dunlap II, Poona Ford and Benson Mayowa, all of whom the Seahawks were able to retain in free agency after combining for 14.0 sacks with Seattle in 2020.
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The Seattle Seahawks have seen a lot of shuffling on the defensive line this offseason, with Carlos Dunlap first released, then brought back. That went along with Jarran Reed’s release, Poona Ford’s extension, the return of Al Woods and signing of Kerry Hyder, and now yet another name has been added to the group.
Aldon Smith has agreed to a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks, according to a source. Smith had his best game of the 2020 season against Seattle, recording three sacks in Week 3. The Cowboys nearly traded him to the Seahawks at the trade deadline but decided to keep him. Todd Archer (@toddarcher) April 15, 2021