Packers sign ex-Seahawk

The Green Bay Packers signed former Seattle Seahawks safety Marquand Manuel, the team announced Monday.

Manuel, 26, started the Seahawks' final 13 games at free safety after regular starter Ken Hamlin was injured in Week 7.

Manuel tied for third on the Seahawks with 67 tackles (54 solo), two passes defensed and one fumble recovery.

The Seahawks claimed Manuel on waivers before the 2004 regular season. He played mostly on special teams and as an extra defensive back in his first year with Seattle.

The Cincinnati Bengals drafted Manuel out of Florida in the sixth round of the 2002 draft, and he started nine games in two seasons before being waived.

Manuel signed a five-year, $10 million contract with the Packers, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He received a $2 million signing bonus and base salaries of $1 million in 2006, $1.3 million in 2007, $1.6 million in 2008, $1.9 million in 2009 and $2.2 million in 2010.
The Packers also claimed wide receiver Harry Williams on waivers from the New York Jets. Williams, a 6-2, 186-pounder, was drafted by the Jets in 2005 in the seventh round out of Tuskegee.