RENTON — The best part about Quinton Jefferson’s breakthrough performance for the Seahawks on Sunday wasn’t his two sacks, his six tackles or his two passes defended in a victory over Cincinnati.
Well, OK, it wasn’t just his two sacks, his six tackles and his two passes defended … because those were important for a former fifth-round draft pick who has worked through two major knee injuries, was released by two different teams in his second NFL season and is now a 26-year-old defensive lineman playing on a one-year prove-it contract with no guarantees beyond this season.