The Seattle Seahawks’ offensive line was a unit in need of reinforcement following the 2019 season, and Pete Carroll and John Schneider have attempted to address it by selecting LSU guard Damien Lewis in the third round in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Lewis told 710 ESPN Seattle that the Seahawks’ selection of him was quite an emotional moment.
“I just froze,” Lewis said. “That moment right there, everything just froze, everything just stopped. My mom, she was crying, she was tapping on me. So I just zoom out; thought about where I come from.”
“That right there really just something that I’ll never forget, that phone call,” Lewis continued. “Just really laid on my heart. Coach Pete told me he wanted me to come to play and I told him I’d give it my all. From day one to come up there and earn everything; I don’t want nothing given to me. Come up there and compete . . . I’m a winner. This is what I do, I love to win. And I’m gonna come in, bring the same thing: mean, tough and nasty.”
Lewis also expressed confidence in his abilities to do whatever is asked of him on the field.
“I’m just a mean, tough and nasty guy who can do it all,” Lewis said. “Maul guys in the run, maul guys in the pass, just come in and just lay it out every play, every snap, just gonna give it my all.”
With the release of Justin Britt and the departure of DJ Fluker, Seattle’s offensive line desperately needs contributors. Lewis will hopefully do enough to fill the void in his rookie season.
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