Will Blackmon Rumors & News

The Seahawks have signed 28-year old kick returner and defensive back Will Blackmon. Blackmon was most recently with the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League, and before that, played on the 2011 New York Giants Super Bowl Champion team. Blackmon was drafted by John Schneider's Packers in 2005 in the 4th round, out of Boston College, after making a name for himself by spending his first three years at BC as a cornerback and then making the switch to WR his senior year, faring surprisingly well. Blackmon handled a lot of return and special teams duties with the Packers before he...

Seattle Seahawks’ Cameron Morrah, left, tries to tackle New York Giants’ Will Blackmon,right, in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) First reported by Mike Garafolo of USA Today, I can confirm that the Seattle Seahawks are expected to sign defensive back/return man Will Blackmon. At 6-foot and 210 pounds, Blackmon last played in the NFL for the New York Giants in 2011, appearing in six games and finishing with five tackles. The 28-year-old cornerback spent 2012 with the Arizona Rattlers in the Arena Football League. A fourth rou...