2012 NFL Free Agency: Seahawks Re-Sign Linebackers Leroy Hill, Matt McCoy

The Seattle Seahawks re-signed a pair of linebackers on Thursday evening, coming to terms with veterans Leroy Hill and Matt McCoy. 

Although financials of the deal are not yet known, each player was re-upped for one more year.

Hill is a seven-year veteran who has played the entirety of his career with Seattle.  He finished 2011 with 89 tackles, four sacks and a forced fumble.  

Originally a third-round pick of the Seahawks in 2005, Hill was an effective pass rusher as a rookie, totaling 7.5 sacks to go along with 72 tackles.  He has generated just 11 sacks in the six seasons since, but has remained a productive tackler throughout his career.

He also has a checkered off-field track record, having been arrested there times since 2009.  Most recently, he was arrested on February 24th of this year on marijuana possession charges.  Those chargers have since been dropped.

McCoy is a fellow 2005 draftee, as the Eagles made him the 63rd overall pick that year, and he spent the first two plus seasons of his career in Philadelphia.

He signed with Seattle during the 2010 offseason after stints with both Tampa Bay and New Orleans.

McCoy has played in 18 regular season games during his two seasons in Seattle, although he was active for just four games in 2011.  He has 136 tackles and two sacks in 65 career games.