The Seahawks made it official on Saturday, announcing the signing of CB Terrion Arnold and the waiver of OT Derrick Graham.
Arnold is expected to land on the commissioner’s exempt list once the league receives his contract, according to Ian Rapoport.
The move brings in a former first-round pick whose offseason has been dominated by legal trouble. Arnold had his first court appearance in late June after turning himself in on four charges, with each of kidnapping and armed robbery. In Florida, that charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
According to the Florida state attorney’s office, Arnold was accused of “coordinating and directing” the robbery and beating of Arnold’s personal driver and two of the driver’s associates by several of Arnold’s co-defendants. The accusation followed Arnold’s claim that the driver had arranged the theft of more than $250,000 in cash and goods from an Airbnb in February, per Dave Birkett.
After the arrest, the Lions cut ties with Arnold. He then visited several teams before reaching an agreement with Seattle.
Arnold, 23, earned first-team All-American honors after his redshirt sophomore season at Alabama in 2023. Detroit selected him with the No. 24 pick in the 2024 draft.
He was in the third year of his four-year, $14,343,710 contract, which included a $7,251,788 signing bonus, when the Lions released him this offseason.
On the field in 2025, Arnold played in eight games for Detroit and finished with 31 tackles, one interception and eight pass deflections.
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