Lucas Makes Return to Seattle

He took a sucker punch from Steve Smith in last year’s training camp in Carolina, but that was nothing compared to the stinging blow that resulted when cornerback Ken Lucas was waived from the Panthers’ roster preceding last month’s NFL Draft. Lucas was cut from the team to make room for a new crop of incoming Panthers (and squeezed out thanks to salary cap issues brought by Julius Peppers getting the franchise tag,) but the CB is now back onboard with the Seattle Seahawks after a four-year hiatus from the team.

Lucas was lured to Carolina as an unrestricted free agent with a six-year, $36 million contract in 2005, but was cut two years short following a string of struggling performances with the Panthers. He was originally selected in the second round of the NFL Draft in 2001 out of Ole Miss by the Seahawks, and he will now get the second chance he deserves with Seattle following a romp with the Panthers. Commenting on his return, Lucas recently said, “When I left Seattle, I never thought I’d be coming back here, but it’s amazing what God does in your life, bringing you back to the places where you started. It feels good to be back.”

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