The Seattle Seahawks went into Saturday’s preseason game versus the Tennessee Titans with several injuries at the tight end position. Brady Russell, A.J. Barner, and Tyler Mabry were the lone tight ends to appear in the exhibition contest.
Rookie tight end Jack Westover missed the game with a hamstring injury after participating in both joint practices with the Titans earlier this week. Noah Fant left Thursday’s practice session and did not play on Saturday. Pharaoh Brown was recently carted off the field with a scary-looking injury, though the Seahawks are still working through the severity.
With another week of training camp practices looming ahead, and a Week 3 preseason finale with the Cleveland Browns scheduled for Saturday evening, general manager John Schneider made two transactions at the position on Sunday evening. Seattle is adding tight ends Michael Ezeike and Devon Garrison to their 90 man roster, according to widespread reports.
The Seahawks are signing Michael Ezeike for some reinforcement at tight end, a source tells me. He went undrafted out of UCLA in 2023 and has spent time with the Chargers. https://t.co/iTN0r0usbY
— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) August 19, 2024
Sounds like Seahawks are also signing tight end Devon Garrison of Pittsburg State along with @BradyHenderson’s report that Seahawks are signing tight end Michael Ezekie. Noah Fant, Pharaoh Brown and Jack Westover all sat out Saturday due to injuries.
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) August 19, 2024
Ezeike spent five seasons at UCLA, catching 35 passes for 407 yards and seven touchdowns. After going undrafted in 2023, Ezeike was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers, but he failed to make their final roster. He was more recently contracted to play in the USFL league.
Garrison caught 97 passes for 1,581 yards and 16 touchdowns in four seasons at Pittsburg State. He was routinely a standout performer at the D-II level, earning several All-American honors. Garrison was invited to Green Bay Packers minicamp earlier this offseason, but it’s the Seahawks who are now pouncing on his availability.
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