With the playing status of starting free safety Ken Hamlin still a matter of speculation, the Seattle Seahawks added some insurance on Tuesday.
The Seahawks acquired 29-year-old safety Mike Green from the Chicago Bears in exchange for Seattle’s sixth-round pick (No. 200 overall) in this weekend’s NFL Draft.
Green started three games at free safety last season, spending the other 13 as a reserve. A seventh-round pick in the 2000 NFL draft, Green started 45 of 81 games during his six-year career in Chicago. He had 437 career tackles, six sacks, four interceptions, five forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries during that time.
Green was second on the Bears in tackles over the past four seasons, behind Pro Bowl linebacker Brian Urlacher, but was made expendable with the emergence of 2005 draft pick Chris Harris.
The Seahawks expect Michael Boulware to start at strong safety, and there is hope that Hamlin will be ready when the season begins. Hamlin suffered serious head injuries in an off-the-field incident last October, but has been cleared to begin practice at next month’s minicamp.
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