The Seahawks on Monday waived as injured linebacker Christian French, an undrafted rookie free agent from Oregon, and replaced him on the 90-man roster with veteran free agent Khairi Fortt.
French was a player it was known the Seahawks targeted early in the undrafted free agent signing process, giving him a $5,000 bonus. But he was seen limping off the field during the last practice of Seattle’s rookie mini-camp a week ago Sunday. If French clears waivers he could remain with the Seahawks on the team’s Injured Reserve list.
French was viewed as a contender for the strongside linebacking spot, which looms as one of the most competitive on the team following the departure of Bruce Irvin in free agency.