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Former BYU quarterback Jake Heaps signs free-agent contract with Seattle Seahawks

Former BYU quarterback Jake Heaps is getting another shot in the NFL. Heaps, who played for the Cougars from 2010-11, signed a free-agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks on Monday.

I'm officially a Seattle Seahawk! Truly a dream come true & blessing to play for my hometown @Seahawks #GoHawks pic.twitter.com/lDaAmOnoav

— Jake Heaps (@jtheaps9) May 2, 2016

The 6-foot-1, 208-pounder grew up in Sammamish, Washington, and signed a Letter of Intent with BYU as a five-star recruit in 2010. But after two years with the Cougars, he transferred to Kansas, then Miami before finishing his college career in 2014.