Cornerback D.J. Reed has been somewhat of a revelation for the Seattle Seahawks and one of many key contributors to the team’s defensive turnaround in 2020.
Coach Pete Carroll lavished praise on the third-year defensive back for making an immediate impact upon arriving in the Emerald City.
“He’s got great awareness,” Carroll said during his Wednesday press conference. “He’s got great quickness. He’s got world-class quick feet. You put that with the awareness and the savvy that he has, he can get to places, he can stick to guys. He’s got a knack for making plays.”
Carroll also commended general manager John Schneider for seeing the opportunity to claim Reed this summer after the 49ers waived him.
“John and his guys that do the evaluations, they knew he was a good enough football player to play nickel, safety, or corner,” Carroll explained. “That’s what came right in from the first day we were talking about him. I think the quickness of his transition is what we’re really surprised by, how easy it was for him to learn and to jump in, but our guys thought he was going to be a big factor for us.”
Speaking of the 49ers, they seem to be regretting their decision right about now.
“D.J., it made us sick to lose,” San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan said via conference call. “… It’s something I wish we could have had back.”
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