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Seahawks 2022 roster cuts: WR Aaron Fuller, TE Tyler Mabry also being waived

The cuts are coming in fast and furious now for the Seahawks.

The cuts are coming in fast and furious now for the Seahawks.

According to Brady Henderson at ESPN, tight end Tyler Mabry has been told he’s being waived.

Mabry was part of a very-underwhelming performance by the tight end group during the preseason.

Henderson is also reporting that wide receiver Aaron Fuller is among those being waived.

Fuller almost made an eye-catching touchdown catch in preseason play, but the ball hit the ground. He also had issues with drops and mistakes on special teams.

Mabry and Fuller make it an even 10 as far as roster cuts we know about for the Seahawks.

Expect the team to announce the full list soon.

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Colin Kaepernick working out in Seattle today with another Seahawks WR

After working out last week with Tyler Lockett, former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he’s in Seattle today to throw with wide receiver Aaron Fuller.

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The Seahawks still need another quarterback to round out their rotation after trading Russell Wilson to the Broncos. Last year’s backup Geno Smith remains unsigned and Drew Lock says nothing has been promised regarding who will start for Seattle this year. The team’s options are drying up fast, with the top free agent QB (Jameis Winston) and the best potential trade target (Matt Ryan) both being taken off the market this week.

One free agent QB is making himself abundantly available, if the Seahawks are interested. After working out last week with Tyler Lockett, former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he’s in Seattle today to throw with wide receiver Aaron Fuller.

Kaepernick hasn’t played since the 2016 season, but his athleticism and arm strength is at least as good or superior to all the Seahawks’ remaining QB options for 2022.

Everyone who he’s worked out with or seen him at work says he’s still capable of competing in the NFL.

If any NFL team is going to give Kaepernick an opportunity it will likely be the Seahawks, who were the last team to show any interest.

Pete Carroll has said all the right things on this point, but he’s yet to actually offer Kaepernick a workout and cancelled the last one that was scheduled.

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Why Louisville’s Seth Dawkins could make Seahawks roster

Seth Dawkins is a 6’3, 218 pound receiver with plus speed, the perfect recipe for a Seattle Seahawks diamond in the rough discovery.

The Seattle Seahawks brought in a whopping 17 undrafted free agents from the 2020 class to compete for spots on the active roster.

Most years, teams are lucky to get one UDFA to make the squad, as they are primarily brought in to give the team extra bodies during training camp.

However, the Seahawks have had plenty of luck in the past, notably at the wide receiver position where two of the best to ever wear the green and blue, Jermaine Kearse and Doug Baldwin, were both undrafted.

The Seahawks hope to replicate that luck once again in 2020, having signed two receivers – Aaron Fuller from the University of Washington and Seth Dawkins from Louisville – to compete for spots on the active roster.

While Fuller is a small, slot receiver in the vein of Baldwin, Dawkins is a six-foot-three, 218 pound monster who clocked a 4.47 in the 40-yard dash, giving him that nice combination of size and speed the Seahawks crave.

Dawkins’ overall production at Louisville was rather pedestrian, as he had just 1,323 receiving yards and nine touchdowns in his four seasons with the Cardinals. However, his blend of size and speed, and his tendency to make big plays, could give him a shot at a roster spot with Seattle.

Presently, there are only two receivers guaranteed a spot on the roster for the Seahawks in 2020: Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf.

Phillip Dorsett, David Moore and John Ursua all at leave have NFL experience, with Dorsett very likely going to settle in as the team’s No. 3 receiver. That leaves Moore, Ursua, 2020 draft pick Freddie Swain, Fuller and Dawkins all competing for those last few spots.

While Moore is a potential cap casualty, overtaking both Ursua and Swain is a tough ask for either of the UDFA receivers, and it seems more likely they will compete for a spot on the practice squad rather than a spot on the active roster, at least right away.

Still, Dawkins possesses a lot of the traits the Seahawks specifically target in their receivers, and once he is able to get on the field he could turn some heads.

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Why Washington’s Aaron Fuller could make Seahawks roster

The Seattle Seahawks love their undersized, UDFA receivers, and Aaron Fuller has a little Jermaine Kearse and a lot of Doug Baldwin in him.

The Seattle Seahawks brought in a whopping 17 undrafted free agents from the 2020 class to compete for spots on the active roster.

Most years, teams are lucky to get one UDFA to make the squad, as they are primarily brought in to give the team extra bodies during training camp.

However, the Seahawks have had plenty of luck in the past, going all the way back to Dave Krieg, and including Jermaine Kearse, Doug Baldwin and more recently, defensive tackle Poona Ford.

Speaking of Kearse, the Seahawks are hoping another undrafted receiver out of the University of Washington, Aaron Fuller, will do enough during training camp to earn a spot on the team’s roster in 2020.

While Kearse is the obvious comparison thanks to their alma mater, Fuller actually drew a lot of comparisons to Baldwin, Seattle’s other prominent undrafted free agent receiver.

Baldwin was an unassuming, undersized slot receiver out ot Stanford who Seattle signed in 2011. He went on to haul in 493 receptions for 6,563 yards and 49 touchdowns in eight seasons with the Seahawks, retiring after the 2018 season after suffering a shoulder injury the previous year.

Fuller has some big shoes to fill that role, but at five-foot-ten and 190 pounds, and with excellent production in college and some of the best route-running skills in the NCAA coming out of UW, there’s plenty of reason for optimism.

Seattle already has their own mini-Baldwin on the roster, however, after using a seventh round pick to select John Ursua in 2019.

Ursua and Fuller are two of a handful of receivers competing for one of the final spots on Seattle’s 53-man roster, a list that includes David Moore, Penny Hart, Cody Thompson, Freddie Swain, and Seth Dawkins.

With Tyler Lockett, DK Metcalf and Phillip Dorsett all seemingly locked into the top three receiving roles, there’s little room for error if Fuller wants to make the roster.

However, Moore is a potential cap casualty, and no one else has proven anything in the NFL – so if Fuller makes a strong impression in camp, there’s reason to believe he will be wearing the green and blue next year, and still donning the No. 2 he wore while with the Huskies.

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Will John Ursua get his chance for Seahawks in 2020?

The Seattle Seahawks traded back into the 2019 NFL draft to select John Ursua, but after a lost first season will he be a factor in 2020?

A seventh round pick in the 2019 NFL draft, receiver John Ursua caught the eye of many Seattle Seahawks fans last summer with a strong showing in training camp and in the preseason, leading many to label him (prematurely) as the next Doug Baldwin.

While Ursua does possess the craftiness that Baldwin showed, and his size and speed are similar, he still has a long ways to go to even come close to the accolades Baldwin earned in his career, and may have to fight very hard to even find himself on the game day roster in 2020.

It’s no secret that Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf are the top two receiving options in Seattle, but the competition for the final few spots is plentiful: David Moore is back and he’s joined by free agent Phillip Dorsett, sixth round pick Freddie Swain and a pair of undrafted free agents in Aaron Fuller and Seth Dawkins.

Additionally, Seattle used two selections on tight ends, Colby Parkinson and Stephen Sullivan, and both could compete for roles in the slot as well.

So, where does that leave Ursua? After all, he only saw 11 snaps during the regular season last year, hauling in just one pass which fell a yard short of a touchdown against the 49ers in Week 17.

The report is that he struggled to learn the playbook, which is what kept him listed as a healthy inactive for the majority of the season. Now that he’s up to speed, coach Pete Carroll showed some optimism surrounding the NCAA’s leader in touchdowns from 2018.

“Johnny Ursua coming up, we’re excited to see where he fits into it,” Carroll told reporters at the NFL combine back in February. “He could definitely be a factor. He was the other end of the spectrum when we’re talking about young receivers. Johnny had a long way to go and had a lot to learn, and it took him longer to assimilate. But he’s getting there now and he finished out the season with us being active and all that, so there’s a lot of exciting parts to put together here.”

Of course, those quotes were before Seattle selected three pass-catchers during the draft, and before the Dorsett signing, so his path to playing time is considerably murkier.

Ursua not only has to prove he mastered the playbook, which will give him a big leg up over the rookies who could face a condensed training camp with less chances to work in front of coaches, he also needs to prove that, at age 26, he still has room to grow and develop.

His skills as a slot receiver are definitely there, but with Seattle loading up at that spot, it looks like it will be a tough sell for Ursua to find himself a part of the offense on a weekly basis in 2020.

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Seahawks announce signings of 5 undrafted rookie free agents

The Seattle Seahawks have officially announced the signings of five undrafted rookie free agents following the 2020 NFL Draft.

The Seattle Seahawks have officially announced the signings of five undrafted rookie free agents following the 2020 NFL Draft.

On Friday afternoon, the Seahawks confirmed the following UDFAs are now under contract: Washington State quarterback Anthony Gordon, University of Washington wide receiver Aaron Fuller, Mississippi State tackle Tommy Champion, Albany defensive end Eli Mencer and Texas A&M cornerback Debione Renfro.

The rookies will complement Seattle’s draft class of eight new players on the roster.

Undrafted rookie signings have been leaking since the conclusion of the draft, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Seahawks opted not to confirm any new personnel moves until the paperwork had been finalized.

The undrafted rookies will now join the rest of the squad as they attempt to navigate their first NFL season without a rookie minicamp and participate in completely virtual activities for now.

Both Husky and Cougar fans can now officially celebrate Gordon and Fuller officially inked to the roster.

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