Here is an interesting development. The Seattle Seahawks’ biggest weakness last year was easily their defensive line and defensive front as a whole. Seattle spent considerable resources this offseason – both in free agency and the NFL draft – to correct such a disastrous effort from last year.
As it stands in training camp, the defensive line will have three starters who were not Seahawks last year. Two of them make sense, but one does catch the eye a bit. Per Bob Condotta at the Seattle Times:
“As the Seahawks concluded their first week of training camp Tuesday with their second straight day in pads, the team’s usual interior line in its 3-4 defense consisted of Jarran Reed at nose tackle and Dre’Mont Jones and Mario Edwards Jr. at end.”
Jones was the big free agent signing from the Denver Broncos, and Jarran Reed is back in Seattle where he started his career. But Mario Edwards Jr. finding himself in a starting position is interesting. Edwards Jr. has been a journeyman his entire career, playing for Oakland, New York Giants, New Orleans and Tennessee.
Last year for the Titans, Edwards Jr. played in 13 games, starting 7 of them, and recorded three sacks. Perhaps a new environment for him will bring out the best.
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