The Seattle Seahawks are signing linebacker Chazz Surratt to their 53-man roster, according to a report by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo on Wednesday.
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Surratt, who spent the past three seasons with the New York Jets, signed with the San Francisco 49ers in May. He played two preseason games with the 49ers before getting released during roster cutdowns this week.
A third-round draft pick by the Minnesota in 2021, Surratt spent his rookie season with the Vikings before getting released and landing with the Jets. He became a key special teams player in New York, totaling 558 special teams snaps over the past two seasons.
Nearly all of Surratt’s regular-season defensive action with the Jets came last year, when he logged 137 defensive snaps at linebacker. He recorded two tackles for loss and a quarterback hit.
Surratt gives the Seahawks some much-needed linebacker depth. Seattle currently has just three off-ball linebackers on its initial 53-man roster: Ernest Jones IV, Tyrice Knight and Drake Thomas. Knight’s status for Week 1 is unclear, as he’s working his way back from a knee injury and an undisclosed medical issue.
The Seahawks will have to make a corresponding move to clear space on their 53-man roster.
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