Age: 29 (Born in Jamaica)
College: University of Central Florida
The Seahawks signed former Green Bay Packers safety Atari Bigby today. This is big news for the Seahawks, who were planning to start former Virginia Tech Safety Kam Chancellor at safety for the season.
With the signing of Bigby, the Seahawks gain a lot of experience and a veteran presence in the secondary. Bigby, a three year starter, started 33 of 46 games while on the Packers. Known as a hard hitting safety, Bigby should pair well with Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, who is more of a coverage safety. In his best season, 2007, Bibgy started 16 games and racked up 86 tackles, with 5 interceptions.
In 2010, Bigby played in just 4 games and totaled just 4 tackles. Hopefully Bigby won’t suffer any injuries this season, as Seattle could use a big hitter like Bigby as a presence in the secondary.
Bigby’s impact went past the defense though, as he helped on special teams as well. Bigby will get plenty of the same in Seattle, where he will probably end up covering punts and kickoffs.
If Bigby can stay healthy, he can surely find a way to help the Seahawks, one way or another.
More coming this week when I cover the Seahawks position previews for safeties.
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