The Seattle Seahawks are bringing back a familiar face as Bob Condotta reports that Pierre Desir is signing a one-year contract with Seattle. The financial terms of the contract have yet to be released.
Desir started his 2020 season in New Jersey and played for the Jets before being disbanded in November. He made his way to Baltimore through the exhibition squad, where he bounced on and off the active roster in December, including playing in the divisional playoff game against the Bills. He finished the season with three interceptions and eight defended passes. A 4th round pick by the Cleveland Browns in the 2014 draft, he also started appearances for the Chargers before spending three consecutive seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, collecting five interceptions and defending 26 passes between 2017 and 2019.
Seahawks fans may remember Pierre from his brief stay with the team during the 2016 season, where he spent the second half of the year on the Seattle exhibition squad after being released by the Chargers. He stayed with the team during the 2017 preseason before being waived in September during the final roster cuts. Desire is long, long, and physically looks like a corner in Seattle. According to PFF, 2020 was a down season for him in pass defense, but he consistently scores above average in defending the run and is a willing tackler.
By signing Pierre Desir, the Seahawks have now added as many turns as they lost in free agency, the other being Ahkello Witherspoon. He is unlikely to be a direct replacement for the departed Shaquill Griffin or Quinton Dunbar, but he will compete to add depth to a DB group that will look very different this season from 2020.