Aug. 6, 2009

RENTON, Wash. - The Seattle Seahawks have waived reserve linebacker Tony Taylor and signed former Western Washington University linebacker Shane Simmons.

Taylor was released with the designation of injured because of a knee injury. Seattle signed the two-year veteran from Georgia as a free agent in May.

Simmons was in Seattle's minicamp in April for a tryout. He was briefly on the Oakland Raiders' roster in 2008 before being released last June.