The Seahawks made a roster move ahead of Thursday's game in Arizona, adding defensive end Dion Jordan to the 53-man roster. Tackle Rees Odhiambo was placed on injured reserve.
Jordan had previously been on the non-football injury list with a knee injury, but returned to practice two weeks ago. The No. 3 pick in the 2013 draft, Jordan will be playing in his first NFL game since the end of the 2014 season, a two-year absence caused by both suspensions and injuries.
"It's been a long haul just with us," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. "Watching him as far set back as he was early on after he got here, and then he encountered some issues that he had to deal with. We were real excited about it to start, then he had some setbacks that he had deal with and he did. He did extraordinary work to make it back through all of the stages of it. As he has returned to the action the last couple of weeks, it's been exciting to see him back out there. He is still rusty and there is no way that he can't be—when he plays for the first time, it will be like his first preseason game in two years. But he is well-equipped. He is a big, strong, fast kid and he's dying to play and all that stuff."
Added defensive coordinator Kris Richard: "He's a big, massive, athletic guy. He's two years removed from football, I know he's chomping at the bit, and right now, it's just kind of a wait-and-see for us. We're very excited with the progress that he's made, and we fully expect him in due-time to get out there and perform for us."
Odhiambo had been Seattle's starting left tackle through the first seven games of the season, but was inactive Sunday following Seattle's trade to acquire Duane Brown.
Take a look back at the career of defensive end Dion Jordan, who signed a free agent deal with the Seahawks on Friday.
Defensive End Dion Jordan from Oregon stands with the team jersey after being selected third overall by the Miami Dolphins in the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
University of Oregon defensive lineman Dion Jordan is interviewed by NFL Network's Deion Sanders during the 2013 NFL Draft on April 25, 2013 at Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY. (AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)
Miami Dolphins defensive lineman Dion Jordan (95) in action on defense during an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, August 4, 2013, at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The Cowboys defeated the Dolphins, 24-20, in the preseason Hall of Fame game. (AP Photo/Joe Robbins)
Miami Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan (95) is seen in action during an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens at Sun Life Stadium on Sunday October 6, 2013 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Baltimore won 26-23. (AP Photo/Aaron M. Sprecher)
FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 file photo, Miami Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan (95) walks the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game New York Jets in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Dolphins and the NFL announced Tuesday, April 28, 2015 that Jordan has been suspended for the 2015 season for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Miami Dolphins Dion Jordan (95) during an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, in Miami Gardens, Fl.
(AP Photo/Tom DiPace)
Miami Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan (95) returns the ball 58-yards after picking it up after teammate defensive tackle Earl Mitchell (90) blocked a kick by Detroit Lions' Matt Prater during the second half of an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Miami Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan (95) blocks a punt by New York Jets punter Ryan Quigley (4) during the third quarter of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Buffalo Bills middle linebacker Kiko Alonso (50) and Miami Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan (95) walk off the field after an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Bills defeated the Dolphins 23-21. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan (95) during an NFL exhibition football game between the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, in Canton, Ohio. The Cowboys defeated the Dolphins, 24-20. (AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)
