Renton, WA (SportsNetwork.com) – The reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks have added a six-time Pro Bowl honoree to their fierce defense, with the team officially signing longtime Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams on Monday.<\/p>\n
NFL.com had reported last Thursday that Williams, a 15-game starter for the Vikings last season, had agreed to terms with Seattle on a one-year contract.<\/p>\n
Williams had spent his entire 11-year career in Minnesota, which selected the 33-year-old with the ninth overall pick of the 2003 draft. One of the league’s most dominant interior linemen during the previous decade, he recorded 8 1\/2 sacks or more in three different seasons and was named an All-Pro five times during a six-year span from 2004-09.<\/p>\n
The Oklahoma State product remained an effective player this past season, recording 29 tackles, 3 1\/2 sacks and one interception. Williams is expected to be used in a rotation with returning starters Brandon Mebane and Tony McDaniel in Seattle.<\/p>\n
A starter in all 171 of his career games, Williams amassed 60 sacks, five interceptions, seven forced fumbles and 463 tackles during his tenure in Minnesota.<\/p>\n
The Seahawks also signed rookie running back Demitrius Bronson while releasing quarterback Keith Price and defensive end Kenneth Boatright.<\/p>\n
Price was a three-year starter at nearby University of Washington who threw for 75 touchdowns with the Huskies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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