BC 331 Posted August 2, 2011 (edited) Seahawks Sign Defensive End Jimmy Wilkerson Bill-murray_tiny by Danny Kelly on Aug 2, 2011 7:46 AM PDT in Seahawks News & Rumors The Seahawks have signed 6'2, 270 lb defensive end Jimmy Wilkerson, 30, to a one-year, $1.5 million contract per Aaron Wilson and confirmed by Danny O'Neil. Wilkerson played with the Saints last season and was originally a 6th round pick out of Oklahoma. Wilkerson has been a target for the Seahawks before -- they pursued him briefly during last year's offseason, but he ultimately signed with the Saints. His best two seasons came in 2008 and 2009; in '08 he started one game for the Buccaneers and registered 5 sacks and 23 tackles, and in '09 he started 15 games and had 6 sacks, 46 tackles and 2 passes defensed. He tore his ACL late in the season though and hadn't fully recovered last season, as we often see with ACL injuries. It's now been nearly two years removed from his injury and we're at a time where you can hope for a full recovery of quickness and strength in the knee. He'll come in as the veteran replacement for the now-probable departure of Raheem Brock at LEO DE. I'd say that Chris Clemons is in no danger of losing his starting job but we could see both Wilkerson and Clemons on the field together in certain sets. He's 30 years old and on the cusp of that age where defensive ends start to drop off considerably so I'm hoping he has a solid year or two of effectiveness in him. At worst, he'll provide a little depth in the case of injuries on the line. It also should be noted that Todd Wash, Seattle's defensive line coach, was a position coach at Tampa Bay when Wilkerson had his best two seasons. Don't know much about the guy. Depth signing? That's not much money at all. Edited August 2, 2011 by BC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krawnka 282 Posted August 2, 2011 I'm surprised people are still paying this guy to play football... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllYouNeedIsLovie 377 Posted August 2, 2011 He's a solid depth player. Not starting material, but he is a good rotational guy for a d-line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sacks98 28 Posted August 2, 2011 Our D-Line was decimated due to injury last year good depth signing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vorcha 1 Posted August 6, 2011 I dont know much about this guy either but from what I was able to look up he does have the 9 years of experiance that he can pass on to our new players.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
