Seahawks Sign Losman

By Justin Worsley

The Seattle Seahawks have added more competition to the quarterback position on Tuesday, signing J.P. Losman. Terms were not disclosed.

Losman was drafted 22nd overall from Tulane by the Buffalo Bills where the team hoped he could fill the void left by Doug Flutie. Losman, however, never lived up to the hype, being benched twice in favor of Kelly Holcomb in 2005 and after suffering an injury in 2007 by Trent Edwards.

Losman will compete with incumbent starter Matt Hasselbeck, Charlie Whitehurst, whom the Seahawks traded for last March and Mike Teel, who is in his second season. Seattle also released Mike Reilly, who the team claimed off of waivers only two weeks earlier.

Losman played in the inaugural season of the United Football League last season, leading the Los Angeles Locomotives to a 5-2 record and winning the United Football League champsionship. Losman also signed with the Oakland Raiders after injuries suffered by quarterbacks JaMarcus Russell, Bruce Gradkowski and Charlie Frye. Losman only threw one pass in the NFL last season, an incompletion against the Denver Broncos.

Seattle is looking to rebound from a miserable 5-11 campaign.