Pete Carroll has an interesting history with defensive tackles and Shamar Stephen could become the latest short-term signing who turns into a long-term commitment. Did the 27-year-old do enough on his one-year pact to warrant a new deal with the Seattle Seahawks? First, a look at that history I’m referring to.
In 2010, the Seahawks added Raheem Brock and Junior Siavii to a team that already had Colin Cole, Craig Terrill, and Brandon Mebane. Carroll also traded for Kentwan Balmer. By 2011, Cole, Terrill, Siavii, and Balmer were gone, while Brock stuck around through 2011 and Mebane through 2015 as the team’s best defensive tackle.