The time is now to start worrying about Seahawks Ziggy Ansah

The Seahawks signed edge rusher Ziggy Ansah to a one year contract in hopes he could be healthy and productive. So far he has been neither.

Seahawks defensive end Ziggy Ansah has missed most of practice this week with a back issue. Ansah has missed two of the first three games for Seattle in 2019 and didn’t play a whole lot in week three. The time he did play against the Saints he was ineffective. Even Pete Carroll thought Ansah could have done better and needs to be better in week four.

Seattle signed Ansah to a one year contract this offseason in hopes he would be ready to go earlier in the season rather than later. He was trying to come back from shoulder surgery. Ansah has been injury prone most of his career, so Seattle signing him was a risk. One year, though, seemed safe. So far, he hasn’t been worth that risk.

Carroll made it seem like Ansah might be ready to play week one. Ansah wasn’t. In week two Ansah wasn’t able to go either. Luckily, Seattle traded for Jadeveon Clowney to help replace Frank Clark and be a difference maker when Ansah wasn’t available. Clowney has been just OK during his three weeks in a Seahawk uniform, however.

During practice for week one, Ansah appeared to have injured his calf so he missed time. Now it is a back issue. Back problems can be long-lasting and keep a player from ever playing to his potential.

When healthy Ansah can be a great, impactful edge rusher. But the Seahawks might have wasted the $9 million it took to bring him to Seattle. At least the contract was not for three or four seasons because Ansah seems incapable of playing consistently enough to warrant that kind of deal. Of course, at this point even the one year he did sign does not seem the wisest move that Seattle has ever made either. Let’s hope things change for Ansah soon and stay that way.