The Seattle Seahawks signed defensive tackle Earl Mitchell on Wednesday, providing depth at the position after a six-game suspension for Jarran Reed was announced on Monday.
Also boosting the defensive line, end Ezekiel Ansah avoided the physically unable to perform list, meaning he is cleared for training camp after sitting out the entire offseason program during his recovery from shoulder surgery.
The Seattle players reported to camp on Wednesday and will begin practices Thursday.
Mitchell, 31, spent the past two years with the San Francisco 49ers, totaling 61 tackles (five for loss), one sack and six quarterback hits. He has 66 starts in 130 games across nine seasons with San Francisco, Miami and Houston.
Ansah, 30, joined Seattle on a one-year, $9 million deal in May as a free agent. His market developed slowly as he rehabbed his shoulder after finishing last season on injured reserve with the Detroit Lions.
Ansah posted four sacks in seven games (two starts) last season after totaling 12 sacks in 14 starts in 2017. His best season came in 2015, when he reached the Pro Bowl with 14.5 sacks.
Also avoiding the PUP list was tight end Will Dissly, a 2018 fourth-round pick who sat out the offseason program while recovering from a torn right patellar tendon.
Dissly, 23, had eight catches for 156 yards and two touchdowns in four games as a rookie before the knee injury.
The team also signed wideout Daniel Williams and waived running back Marcelias Sutton and cornerback Derrek Thomas. Safety Lano Hill — who changed his first name from Delano this offseason — was placed on the PUP list, and wideout Caleb Scott was placed on the non-football injury list.
