Neiko Thorpe, one of the Seahawks' top special teams players over the past four seasons, is staying in Seattle, having re-signed on Monday after becoming an unrestricted free agent last month.

Thorpe, 30, has never started a game in his four years with the Seahawks while serving as a backup cornerback, but he has still been a very important player thanks to his role on special teams.

"Neiko Thorpe has just been the spirit of the special teams for a number of years now, and it's great that the guys recognize him again," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said last year after Thorpe was voted the team's special teams captain for the second straight year. "He's got a great presence in our room and with our guys."