Seahawks Now Looking for Free Agent Kicker: Who is Out There?

by Danny Kelly on Jul 27, 2011 10:40 AM PDT

MINNEAPOLIS - NOVEMBER 7: Kicker Ryan Longwell #8 and holder Chris Kluwe #5 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrate their game winning field goal in overtime against the Arizona Cardinals at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on November 7 2010 in Minneapolis Minnesota. The Vikings won 27-24 in overtime. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Per Adam Schefter:

K Olindo Mare has left Seattle to sign with another team. Seahawks now searching for replacement free-agent kicker.less than a minute ago via UberSocial for BlackBerry Favorite Retweet ReplyAdam Schefter
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Mare apparently has signed with the Carolina Panthers, per Jason La Canfora and Adam Schefter. Schefter said, "We have found Olindo Mare! He reached agreement with Panthers on a 4-yr deal for $12 million with a $4 million signing bonus." Apparently this front office didn't want to pay Mare $16 million over 4 years.

According to Yahoo's free agent tracker, some free agent kickers still out there include Adam Vinatieri and Ryan Longwell. Others still out there are Matt Bryant, Shayne Graham, Nick Folk, and Kris Brown.

Ryan Longwell is the most obvious candidates because of his connection to Darrell Bevell. He's on the old side, but so was Olindo Mare.

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Crosby would be great but I think he re-signed already.

Offseason 2011: The purge of Ruskell's Boy Scouts continues.

by Wayward Llama on Jul 27, 2011 10:43 AM PDT reply actions

Thanks, made the change.

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by Danny Kelly on Jul 27, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions

Where's Brandon Coutu when you need him??

by Woodinville_12thMan on Jul 27, 2011 10:44 AM PDT reply actions

UFL

Seriously.

by FWBrodie on Jul 27, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions

They got a backup plan

Why not an UDFA?

by Thomas Beekers on Jul 27, 2011 10:48 AM PDT reply actions

Is Kai Forbath still available?

by laubster on Jul 27, 2011 10:57 AM PDT reply actions

Go after Longwell

Keep pursuing Sidney Rice and Ray Edwards and pretty soon we can call it even over the whole Hutch thing.

by Suburban Shocker on Jul 27, 2011 11:02 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

nice

Looks like we just signed at UDFA instead of Longwell, but YES, I’ll take Sidney Rice and Ray Edwards (add Robert Gallery) and I’m over the Hutch fiasco.

"Football players are temperamental. That's 90 percent temper and 10 percent mental." - Doug Plank

by Stevo's on Jul 27, 2011 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions