The Seattle Seahawks have placed a first-round tender on restricted free agent DE Dion Jordan on Wednesday, according to Bob Condotta.
The second-round restricted tender will cost them around $4 million for the 2018 season, but ensure that they will receive a first-round pick in return for him should they decide to not match any offer he receives in free agency.
Jordan, 28, is a former first-round pick of the Dolphins back in 2010. He had two years remaining on his four-year, $20.572 million rookie contract when the Dolphins cut him loose.
The Dolphins traded up to No. 3 overall to select Jordan, but he hasn’t come anywhere close to living up to his draft status and has been suspended twice since entering the NFL for performance-enhancing drug violations and undergone two knee surgeries.
The Seahawks signed him to a one-year, $640,000 contract last offseason and placed him on the NFI list before activating him in November.
In 2017, Jordan appeared in five games for Seattle and recorded 18 total tackles, four sacks, and one forced fumble.
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