The Seattle Seahawks bolstered the offensive line with a familiar face.
The Seahawks signed guard J.R. Sweezy, . To make room on the roster, the Seahawks waived guard Avery Young with an injured designation.
Sweezy, whom the Seahawks hosted on a free-agent visit in early July, returns to where his career began six years ago.
The Seahawks originally drafted the 6-foot-5, 298-pound Sweezy in the seventh round of the 2012 , and he spent four seasons in Seattle before signing a free-agent deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2016. Injuries, however, hampered Sweezy's progress in Tampa Bay, where he dealt with a back injury in 2016 and a leg injury in 2017. The Buccaneers released him in late June.
Whether Sweezy takes over a starting job on the Seahawks' offensive line remains unknown, but he provides veteran depth to a unit that also added D.J. Fluker during free agency.
On his career, Sweezy has appeared in 73 games with 63 starts, including 49 starts in Seattle.
