'Hawks Sign Tapp, Obomanu

The Seattle Seahawks have officially signed 2nd round pick Darry Tapp (DE, Virginia Tech), as well as 7th round pick Ben Obomanu (WR, Auburn).

Rob Sims (OG, Ohio State) was signed on Wednesday, and Ryan Plackemeier (P, Wake Forest) and David Kirtman (FB, USC) signed their deals a few weeks ago.

The lone unsigned draft pick for the Seahawks is currently Kelly Jennings (CB, Miami), who was the 31st selection in April's draft. With the Jaguars signing of Marcedes Lewis (the 28th pick) and the Giants signing Matthias Kiwanuka (the 32nd pick), one can expect a deal between Seattle and Jennings to get done rather quickly.

It is a common practice of the Seattle Seahawks to keep all agreements private until the ink meets the paper. You'll notice several teams announcing that they've reached an "agreement in principle" with a player (ex: Chad Greenway and Minnesota), but most teams refrain from this as just about anything is possible from the time a contract is agreed to and when it's actually signed.


Chad Brown Re-Signs With Pats

Last year, Chad Brown was saddled with a decision. After being released by the Seattle Seahawks in a salary-cap manuever, Brown had a list of 3 teams that wanted his services.

Brown had spent 8 seasons in the Emerald City, and while Seattle was in the process of rebuilding their defense, they wanted Brown as a pass-rush specialist.

Pittsburgh, where Brown spent the first few years of his career, also was interested in Brown.

New England, who lost linebackers Teddy Johnson and Roman Phifer to retirement, and still weren't sure if Tedy Bruschi would return, also had an interest in Brown, who started off in a 3-4 alignment and is the type of versatile guy New England typically targets.

Brown wanted to win a Super Bowl, and he figured that New England was the safest bet.

Whoops!

Brown did not have much of an impact in New England, and once Tedy Bruschi returned to the lineup, Brown all but disappeared. Quite frankly, he looked absolutely lost in his first season back in a 3-4 defense.

Despite all that, Chad Brown has re-signed with the New England Patriots.