NFL Free Agency: Sidney Rice to Seattle Seahawks, Kyle Orton to Dolphins. The Seattle Seahawks continue to upgrade its offense by acquiring wide receiver Sidney Rice in a contract deal of $41 million in five years with $18.5 million guaranteed in a report by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. Rice played for the Vikings since he was drafted but he had a hip injury in 2010 season limiting his games.

He will be reunited with quarterback Tarvaris Jackson whom he played with in the Vikings uniform. Seahawks just after the lockout made sure that the team has enough players to compete in the coming season. Though Seahawks got past the wildcard round, the team needs firepower to go deeper in the playoffs.

Rice was a reliable wide receiver with his speed and leaping ability his advantage against defenders. He will be back with Jackson to play with the Seahawks. Meanwhile, the Seahawks earlier this week lost Matt Hasselbeck who went to the Tennessee Titans.

Meanwhile, the Denver Broncos is still looking for the possibilities of trading quarterback Kyle Orton who was placed in the trading block yesterday. Orton played greatly in the past seasons will have to find his new home before the start of the NFL.

Reports earlier mentioned the Broncos shopping him to the Miami Dolphins which in need of a quarterback. Dolphins is interested in Orton as long as the team can lower his cap this season.

Orton flourished with the offensive scheme of former coach Josh McDaniels. Orton came from the Chicago Bears in a Jay Cutler trade. Furthermore, Orton doesn’t want to be a back up of Tim Tebow as the quarteback of the Broncos.