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Jermaine Kearse stays in Seattle

APTOPIX NFC Championship Football

Seattle Seahawks’ Jermaine Kearse celebrates after catching the game-winning touchdown during overtime of the NFL football NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Seattle. The Seahawks won 28-22 to advance to Super Bowl XLIX. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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Seahawks receiver Jermaine Kearse said just before the start of free agency that he didn’t plan to stay in Seattle. But sometimes plans change.

Kearse and the Seahawks have agreed to a three-year contract, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

As a native of Lakewood, Washington, who played his college football at Washington, it only makes sense for Kearse and the Seahawks to find a way to make it work, and now they have. It’s unclear what transpired in the last couple of days to get the surprising move done, but it keeps Kearse in the only place he’s called home.

Last season Kearse started all 16 games and had career highs in catches (49), yards (685) and touchdowns (five).