{"id":59181,"date":"2019-03-14T11:36:44","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T15:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=59181"},"modified":"2019-03-14T11:36:44","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T15:36:44","slug":"k-j-wright-re-signs-with-the-seattle-seahawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/03\/14\/k-j-wright-re-signs-with-the-seattle-seahawks\/","title":{"rendered":"K.J. Wright Re-Signs With the Seattle Seahawks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eight-year NFL veteran linebacker <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WrigK.00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">K.J. Wright<\/a> <\/strong>signed a 2-year, $15 million contract with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a>. His contract keeps him with the team until 2021. Wright, a one-time Super Bowl champion, has spent the entirety of his NFL career with the Seahawks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Seahawks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Seahawks<\/a> are signing veteran LB KJ Wright to a 2-year deal worth up to $15.5M, source said. They keep their LB unit together.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1106208739516911616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>K.J. Wright Signs New Deal With Seattle Seahawks<\/h1>\n<p>Injuries limited Wright to just five games in the 2018 NFL season. Suffering a knee injury in the preseason finale, Wright underwent arthroscopic knee surgery before returning to the field in Week Eight against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/lions\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Lions<\/a>. The eight-year linebacker appeared in three games before aggravating his knee injury and missing the following five games. However, he managed to return to the field for the final two games of the season and Seattle\u2019s lone playoff game. Including the playoffs, Wright finished his season with 23 tackles, three tackles for loss, and three passes defended.<\/p>\n<p>Wright played football in high school at Olive Branch, Mississippi; and then played college ball at Mississippi State. Wright then entered the league as Seattle\u2019s fourth-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Appearing in all 16 games, Wright recorded 65 tackles, two sacks, and four quarterback hits while starting 12 games. Wright built on this successful season to become a mainstay in Seattle\u2019s starting defense. Wright helped comprise one of the best defenses in recent memory and was a 13-game starter on the Super Bowl champion 2013 Seattle Seahawks.<\/p>\n<p>Wright\u2019s best season likely came in 2016. Playing in all 16 games, the linebacker recorded career-highs in tackles (124), sacks (four), tackles for loss (12), and quarterback hits (eight). This impressive performance earned him his first career Pro Bowl selection.<\/p>\n<p>Wright has played in 112 of a possible 128 games, starting 108. In those games, Wright has recorded 11.5 sacks, 744 tackles, 50 tackles-for-loss, and 23 quarterback hits. Additionally, Wright has two interceptions, 10 forced fumbles, and seven fumble recoveries to his name.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"lQCFclzVTfF90o3gtpkRaA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1067572720\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'lQCFclzVTfF90o3gtpkRaA',sig:'fuVYVylN8FeF0iKQs4-QBsiY93f_Y0CLN5TlCxOgvV0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1067572720',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linebacker K.J. 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