RENTON, Wash. -- Byron Maxwell was watching from home when the Seattle Seahawks' season took an unfortunate turn. He had been a free agent for two weeks after being released by the Miami Dolphins and was starting to wonder why more teams weren't showing interest. But when he saw Richard Sherman go down Thursday night, he knew what it could mean.
Maxwell had spent his first four seasons with the Seahawks and started 17 games for them from 2013-14, which made it pretty much a no-brainer for Seattle to bring him back as a reinforcement at cornerback after losing Sherman to a season-ending Achilles injury.