Seahawks sign Allen Barbre

The career of the first pro football player to graduate from East Newton High School will continue in the Great Northwest.

The Seattle Seahawks signed G Allen Barbre this week. Barbre was cut loose by the Green Bay Packers earlier this year after starting nine games for the team during the 2009 season:

Barbre was a fourth-round pick of the Packers in 2007, when current Seattle general manager John Schneider was in Gree.n Bay. Barbre, 6′4″ 300 pounds, started seven games at right tackle last season and gave up seven sacks―a sign that guard might be his better position. He’s coming off a back injury but obviously is healthy enough for Schneider to scoop up.

Barbre played his college football at Missouri Southern State University.