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In the last few weeks, the Seattle Seahawks have undergone major changes to their defensive personnel that has changed the outlook on that side of the ball. It has seen the departure of several notable players either through trade or free agency in hopes of shaking things up for the organization next season.
Among those possible changes could be the forced retirement of All-Pro safety Kam Chancellor due to a neck injury. According to the Gregg Bell of the News Tribune, the Seahawks may have added his possible replacement in former Los Angeles Rams safety Maurice Alexander.
Their characteristic activity in the secondary waves of free agency was in full swing late Friday with two evening signings, doubling what they had for the week. After adding wide receiver Jaron Brown from Arizona, the Seahawks signed 2017 Los Angeles Rams starting strong safety Maurice Alexander.
The 27-year-old had spent his first four years in the league with the Rams after being selected in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He has become the team's starting safety over the last two seasons prior to being cut by the team after the first four games of the 2017 campaign. The Rams had decided to give rookie John Johnson the starting job, which had showed much promise to be a long-term piece to the puzzle in the secondary.
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