"  METAIRIE, La. (AP) New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says the clubhas agreed to terms on a five-year contract with free agentlinebacker David Hawthorne.The 6-foot, 246-pound Hawthorne has spent the past four seasonswith Seattle, where he began his NFL career as an undrafted freeagent in 2008.Last season, Hawthorne started 14 games at middle linebacker andled the Seahawks with 115 tackles to go with two sacks, a fumblerecovery and three interceptions, one of which he ran back 77 yardsfor a touchdown against Philadelphia.Hawthorne has appeared in 61 games in his career with 41 starts.His addition comes a day after the Saints learned one of theirformer regulars at linebacker, Jo-Lonn Dunbar, had signed a freeagent deal with St. Louis."



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