SEATTLE, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- One day after he was cut by the Carolina Panthers, the Seattle Seahawks late Thursday claimed troubled offensive tackle Chris Terry off waivers.
The 6-5, 295-pounder turned himself in Tuesday on a charge of domestic assault after hitting his wife in a fight and failing to show up in court to answer the charge.
The same day he failed to go to court, he was let loose by the Panthers, for whom he was the starting right tackle on offense.
He was chosen by Carolina in the second round of the 1999 draft out of Georgia. In his three seasons with the Panthers, he started every game but one.
Seattle will have to pay the balance of his contract for 2002, which will cost the team about $200,000, according to the Seattle Times.
Also, veteran wide receiver Darrell Jackson likely will return after being unavailable the last three games. He suffered a concussion and seizure at Dallas four weeks ago in the wake of a vicious hit by Cowboys defensive back Darren Woodson. The seizure occurred in the lockerroom after the game.
"He has passed all the (medical) tests," said Coach Mike Holmgren. "I think he passed most of those the second week. The extra two weeks was because they had never seen anything quite like this before. It could have been three or five, but they settled on four to give him some extra time. But as far as the tests go, I think he passed all of them after the second week. We're just keeping our fingers crossed that he feels good on Sunday, and hopefully he plays."
The return of Jackson led to the release of wide receiver Kevin Kasper, who had been claimed off waivers from Denver on Oct. 30. He was used primarily to return kickoffs. Ironically, he returned all five against the Broncos last week for a 20.8-yard average.
