The Seattle Seahawks officially announced on Wednesday the signing of 29-year-old cornerback Shaquill Griffin, who returns to the Pacific Northwest after spending his first four NFL seasons as a starter for Seattle.

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Griffin’s reunion with the Seahawks was initially reported last week by various NFL insiders. He agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal that’s worth up to $4 million, according to reports from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.

Seattle waived fourth-year cornerback JT Woods to make room on its 90-man roster.

Woods, 25, signed a future contract with the Seahawks in January after spending the 2024 season on the Philadelphia Eagles’ and Chicago Bears’ practice squads. After being drafted as a third-round draft pick by the Los Angeles Chargers in 2022, he appeared in 10 games and made one start as a rookie. But he spent most of the 2023 season on the reserve/non-football illness list and was released by the Chargers during 2024 roster cutdowns.

Griffin, a 2017 third-round draft pick by Seattle, adds a veteran to the Seahawks’ cornerback room behind the talented starting duo of two-time Pro Bowler Devon Witherspoon and one-time Pro Bowler Riq Woolen, who are both still on their rookie contracts. Griffin figures to compete with Josh Jobe for the third cornerback role in head coach Mike Macdonald’s defense.

The possibility of Seattle adding a veteran cornerback had lingered ever since Griffin and fellow 29-year-old corner Rasul Douglas reportedly both took free-agent visits with the Seahawks in May.

Griffin started 53 games as a boundary corner for the Seahawks over his first four seasons in the NFL, which included a Pro Bowl selection in 2019. He totaled six interceptions, 48 pass breakups and nine tackles for loss over that span.

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