The Seahawks have agreed to a brand new deal with Mike Iupati, as Tom Pelissero of NFL.com tweets. The veteran guard will return on a one-year deal as he looks to battle back from a neck injury.
Iupati signed with the ‘Hawks on a one-year pact last spring, bringing him to the third NFC West team of his career. The former 49ers and Rams protector stepped in to replace J.R. Sweezy and played on the first-string unit for 15 games, up until the injury bug struck late in the year. Iupati was unable to play in either one of Seattle’s playoff games and had to watch from afar as the Seahawks fell 28-23 to the Packers in the divisional round.
Iupati, 33 in May, has four Pro Bowl appearances to his credit, but injuries have hampered him over the last few seasons. At his peak, he inked a five-year, $40MM free agent deal with Arizona.
The Seahawks managed to keep Iupati, but they’ve watched offensive linemen George Fant (Jets) and Germain Ifedi (Bears) depart in free agency this season. To help replace them, they’ve added new faces in B.J. Finney and Chance Warmack. Meanwhile, Joey Hunt remains unsigned.
He played for the Cards not Rams..
You even mentioned it earlier
Same diff
I love that the Hawks are building depth on the O-line. We have the opportunity to have a great offense next year
They improved their OL when Ifedi signed with the Bears. Iupati is well past his sell by date but is a body. We need to bring in a couple mid round picks that are OL and push these older guys for a job. PC has mostly had bad OL play. With a passable OL the O could be good and Wilson better with more time. Throw some of them pretty deep balls.
Great offense? No. It will again be tanked by a poor OL