*The Seattle Seahawks are heading into the 2020 offseason with 19 players set to become unrestricted free agents, which should make for another busy spring and summer for Pete Carroll and John Schneider as they look to shore up the roster and contend for the number one seed in the NFC again next year.*
Our free agent series continues with a look at running back C.J. Prosise.
A 2016 third-round pick by the Seahawks, C.J. Prosise tantalized fans and coaches with a unique skill set as a receiver out of the backfield. He showed a ton of promise in a handful of games his rookie season, but an incredibly unlucky three-year run of injuries has limited Prosise to just 25 games and 657 all-purpose yards on his rookie contract, which ran out after the 2019 season.
Prosise was mostly healthy last year, but he only appeared in nine games and rushed 23 times for 72 yards along with 10 receptions for 76 yards before going down with a season-ending injury in Week 16 against the Cardinals.
Now, Prosise will head to free agency without a clear spot on the Seattle roster, as Chris Carson, Rashaad Penny and Travis Homer project to be the team’s top three backs in 2020.
The Seahawks could look to bring him back to compete for a No. 4 running back job, or as added depth in the preseason, but it’s hard to imagine Prosise cracking the 53-man roster for the fifth consecutive year.
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