Former #Seahawks OL Germain Ifedi is signing a 1-year deal with the #Bears, source said. The former first-rounder gets a fresh start and may play guard in Chicago.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 25, 2020
The Seattle Seahawks signed four new offensive linemen in the first week of free agency, likely signaling the end of tackle Germain Ifedi’s tenure with the team.
That became a reality on Wednesday morning, when NFL Insider Ian Rapoport tweeted that Ifedi is signing a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears.
Terms of the contract were not announced.
Ifedi may get a chance to play some guard in Chicago. He played guard early in his career with the Seahawks, but spent the past few seasons exclusively as a right tackle – his more natural position.
A fresh start will be good for both Ifedi and the Seahawks. Ifedi’s tendency to get called for penalties and his poor performance as a pass blocker had worn out his welcome with many Seattle fans, and it allows the team to explore one of their newcomers – likely Brandon Shell or Cedric Ogbuehi – as a starter next season, if they don’t find a potential starter in the 2020 NFL draft.
Ifedi was a first round pick by the Seahawks in 2016, and will head to his first new team in the NFL after Seattle did not pick up his fifth-year option, which would have paid him $10.3 million in 2020.
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