Seahawks to Sign WR Brandon Stokley

ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports the Seattle Seahawks have reached agreement on a contract with veteran wide receiver Brandon Stokley.

The 34-year old Stokley has caught 307 passes for 4,319 yards and 34 touchdowns during an 11-year career with the Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts, and Denver Broncos, where he's played the last three seasons.

Denver placed Stokley on injured reserve with a groin injury on September 4, and waived him with an injury settlement on September 14.

Seahawks offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates was on the Broncos' coaching staff, as both quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator, when Stokley signed in Denver in 2007. During those two seasons, Stokley started 11 of 28 games, and caught 89 passes for 1,173 yards and 8 touchdowns.

The Seahawks have five receivers on their 53-man roster, and would need to make a corresponding roster move before the signing becomes official, which will likely happen when the club returns to practice on Wednesday. Mortensen believes that the Seahawks will likely make a move with fullback Quinton Ganther.

Seattle has also signed offensive tackle Breno Giacomini off the Green Bay Packers practice squad, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reports.

The 6-7, 303-pound Giacomini is no stranger to Seahawks general manager John Schneider, who was part of the front office that selected him in the fifth-round of the 2008 NFL Draft out of Louisville. Giacomini has been active for one game in the NFL, and was earning an elevated salary from the Packers to keep him from signing with the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad.

Giacomini will be guaranteed over $80,000 in salary in 2010, and can earn up to $378,000 if he remains on the 53-man roster for the remainder of the season.

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