Tag: Artie Burns

Ranking the 4 most-important free agents the Seahawks should re-sign in 2024

The players weren’t the problem.

The Seahawks are in the midst of interviewing candidates for their open head coach position for a reason. The shock of Pete Carroll’s removal may not have fully set in for many fans, but the hard truth is that Carroll’s team underperformed this season given the level of talent they had – and Carroll’s defenses had been below average far longer than that.

A coach who occasionally zigged where Carroll would have zagged could have won this team 2-3 more games this year and made the playoffs. That’s why Carroll is now an “advisor” for the team and someone else will be replacing him soon.

To put it another way, the players weren’t the problem.

The team’s salary cap situation won’t make it easy, but Seattle should try to retain at least a handful of defensive free agents who could push this team back into the postseason as soon as 2024 with the right leadership. Here are the top four they should re-sign.

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Devon Witherspoon has ‘really painful’ issue with his hip

This is just an unqualified bummer for the Seahawks and the game of football in general.

At this late point in the season, there are exactly zero fully-healthy NFL teams right now. That includes the Seahawks, who are dealing with injuries to two of their most-important players.

Geno Smith is expected to return for this week’s road matchup against the Titans, but elbow and groin issues have kept him on the sidelines for the last two games. The other major injury is that of rising star rookie cornerback Devon Witherspoon. Spoon has been brilliant in his first year in the league but he suffered a hip pointer injury against the 49ers and sat out for the team’s Monday night game against the Eagles.

Based on head coach Pete Carroll’s post-game comments, it sounds like Witherspoon may be out a while longer. Carroll says Spoon has a “really deep and really painful” issue with his hip.

This is just an unqualified bummer for the Seahawks and the game of football in general. Witherspoon is one of the top three performers in the 2023 draft class along with Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter and Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud.

On the bright side, with Witherspoon out Carroll put Artie Burns in the slot against Philadelphia and he played quite well. Seattle’s unmatched depth at cornerback is proving to be a great asset.

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Seahawks 2023 practice squad tracker: DE Hamilcar Rashed signs

 Our practice squad tracker is updated.

The Seattle Seahawks lost their second-year outside linebacker Tyreke Smith this week when he was signed by the Arizona Cardinals off their practice squad. The team has just announced that they’ve signed former Oregon State defensive end Hamilcar Rashed to take Smith’s place.

Our practice squad tracker is updated (Dec. 15).

Seahawks 53-man roster tracker: Leonard Williams in, Cody Thompson out

Here’s the updated 53-man roster by jersey number going into tomorrow’s game against the Cleveland Browns.

The Seahawks are serious about making a deep postseason run this year. Just hours after their home win over the Browns, Seattle pulled off a trade that should help them get there. The front office has sent a 2024 second-round pick and a 2025 fifth-rounder to the Giants in exchange for Leonard Williams, one of the top interior pass rushers in the league.

To make room for Wiliams, the Seahawks have waived wide receiver Cody Thompson. Our roster tracker is now updated (Oct. 31).

Seahawks Week 8 injury report: 8 players did not practice

Seahawks Week 8 injury report: 8 players did not practice

Another week, another lengthy injury report for the Seattle Seahawks. Wednesday practices have been rough this year, as several key players either did not practice or were limited.

On Wednesday, eight players did not practice, including the likes of Bobby Wagner, Tyler Lockett, and of course linebacker Uchenna Nwosu.

The good news is wide receiver DK Metcalf was a full participant, after missing the Week 7 game, as well as a pair of starting offensive linemen. Below is the full practice report:

Seahawks Week 7 injury report: offensive line still hurting

Seahawks Week 7 injury report: offensive line still hurting

Injuries have been a considerable storyline for the Seattle Seahawks this season. Ever since Week 1, the Seahawks offensive line has been battered with them, and it hasn’t gotten better. Here we are in Week 7, and the men up front are still ailing to a degree.

On Wednesday’s practice, every single starting member of Seattle’s offensive line either did not practice or were limited. The patchwork line has held up remarkably well up to this point, but struggled against Cincinnati.

It is only Wednesday, but this isn’t an optimistic start to the week.

Seahawks injury updates: 2 players ruled out, 2 doubtful, 5 questionable

On Saturday, the team came out with their final injury report updates for the week

The Seahawks will finally be getting strong safety Jamal Adams back on the field after he spent over a year on the sidelines due to a serious quad injury. However, the rest of their team is a bit banged up heading into their Monday Night Football matchup with the Giants.

On Saturday, the team came out with their final injury report updates for the week. Here are the important takeaways.

Ruled out

  • CB Tre Brown – concussion
  • CB Artie Burns – hamstring

Doubtful

  • LT Charles Cross – toe
  • DB Coby Bryant – toe

Questionable

  • DE Dre’Mont Jones – hip
  • OLB Derick Hall – knee
  • TE Noah Fant – knee
  • C Evan Brown – quad
  • TE Will Dissly – shoulder

Injured reserve

  • RT Abe Lucas – knee
  • RB Kenny McIntosh – knee
  • DE Mike Morris – shoulder
  • OLB Josh Onujiogu – elbow
  • WR Dareke Young – hip/groin

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Seahawks updated depth chart + practice squad heading into Week 3

After so many changes now seems like a good team to revisit the depth chart.

The Seattle Seahawks made a flurry of roster and practice squad moves on Wednesday, reshaping their team as they prepare for their third game of the 2023 season at home against the Carolina Panthers.

To recap, rookie defensive end Mike Morris has been placed on injured reserve and head coach Pete Carroll says he’s likely out for the year. The team has also signed cornerback Artie Burns to the active roster, signed tight end Brady Russell off the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad and released second-year outside linebacker Tyreke Smith. These moves come on the heels of an also-active Week 2, which saw the Seahawks bring in four new offensive linemen following injuries to Charles Cross and Abe Lucas – who is also currently on the injured reserve list.

After so many changes now seems like a good team to revisit the depth chart. Here’s what each position looks like, including practice squad players.

5 reported Seahawks roster moves going into Week 3

Here’s a review of all the reports this week concerning the Seahawks.

The Seattle Seahawks have been extremely busy over the last couple of days based on what we’ve read from NFL reporters around the league. While the team hasn’t officially announced any of them yet, there are now at least five moves coming – with heavy speculation about one more to come.

The rumors concern second-year cornerback Riq Woolen, who injured his shoulder in Sunday’s overtime win over the Detroit Lions. While head coach Pete Carroll told reporters a few days ago that Woolen will be “OK”, that’s Pete-Carroll code for likely to miss the next four or five weeks due to a significant injury that requires surgery. Hopefully that’s not the case this time, but we’ll find out one way or another soon.

Here’s a review of all the reports this week concerning the Seahawks.

Seahawks announce 3 roster moves heading into first Sunday of season

Here’s a quick review of today’s transactions.

The Seattle Seahawks have announced three roster/practice squad moves heading into tomorrow’s season opener against the LA Rams.

Here’s a quick review of today’s transactions.