Pete Carroll may have found another reclamation project.
First reported by CBS Sports, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed that veteran receiver Antonio Bryant will take a physical and try out with the Seattle Seahawks during the team’s minicamp this week, which begins today.
Bryant, 31, has been out of football for two seasons. His last full season was with Tampa Bay in 2009.
After his stint with the Bucs, Bryant signed a free agent deal with Cincinnati, but never played a down for the Bengals, and ended up being released before the start of the season because of lingering knee issues.
Even though he did not play in 2010, Bryant still received $8 million in guaranteed money from the four-year, $28 million deal.
If healthy, Bryant (6-1, 211 pounds) could provide a big, physical body on the perimeter for the Seahawks, competing with Mike Williams, Kris Durham and Ricardo Lockette for reps at split end.
Seattle currently has 13 receivers on the team’s 90-man roster. Williams (ankle), Durham (shoulder) and Sidney Rice (shoulder) all are recovering from offseason surgeries.
Like Williams two years ago, Bryant could be another reclamation project for Seattle. A second-round pick by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2002 draft out of Pittsburgh, Bryant played three mostly mediocre seasons with the Cowboys before landing in Bill Parcell’s dog house.
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