Seahawks bring back veteran DT Johnathan Hankins

The Seattle Seahawks re-signed veteran defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins to a one-year contract on Wednesday.

Hankins, 33, played in all 17 games with eight starts and made 30 tackles, one sack, five tackles for loss and one interception in his first season in Seattle in 2024.

"Being here last year, the success we had, the group we had defensively, and now we have D-Law (DeMarcus Lawrence) here, and some more key guys -- we drafted a D-tackle -- I just feel comfortable here," Hankins said. "I like it here. Everything made sense. To be able to still be playing in Year 13, and obviously the organization wanted me back, so it just made sense."

In addition to adding four-time Pro Bowler Lawrence, the Seahawks' defensive linemen include Leonard Williams, Jarran Reed and Byron Murphy II.

"This guy is a heck of a player," Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said recently of Hankins. "We're excited to get him back. I wouldn't say it's a major void because we have guys that can play in the A gap, but, yeah, when you watch tape last year, he played some pretty dang good football for us. Excited to get him back."

Hankins has 433 career tackles with 18.5 sacks, 44 tackles for loss, 52 quarterback hits, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one interception in 169 games (142 starts) for the New York Giants (2013-16), Indianapolis Colts (2017), Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders (2018-22), Dallas Cowboys (2022-23) and Seahawks.

The Giants selected Hankins in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft out of Ohio State.

--Field Level Media