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Pete Carroll updates Seahawks injuries after Week 2 loss to Titans

Coach Pete Carroll updates the Seattle Seahawks’ injury situation after their Week 2 loss to the Tennessee Titans in overtime.

The Seattle Seahawks’ egos might be bruised after dropping their home opener to the Tennessee Titans in overtime on Sunday, but the roster is looking relatively healthy heading into the workweek.

Coach Pete Carroll provided some injury updates during his morning radio hit on 710 ESPN Seattle.

The good news is that rookies cornerback Tre Brown (knee) and wide receiver Dee Eskridge (concussion) should be returning to action sooner than later.

“Tre Brown will come back in another week too to get back in the competition of it too, which will be good,” Carroll said of Brown, who is currently on injured reserve with a knee injury.  As for Eskridge, he has a shot to play this Sunday.

“The reports are really good coming out of the weekend that he feels back to normal,” Carroll said. “He’ll be worked back in and if he can maintain the workload then he’ll be fine to go. He has a really good chance to play.”

Carroll also confirmed right tackle Brandon Shell, who left the Titan’s contest early, does have an ankle sprain.

“We’ll see how he responds,” Carroll cautioned. “The MRIs and stuff were pretty positive for hopes that we’ll be OK.”

Finally, defensive tackle Bryan Mone is wait and see after missing Sunday’s game with an arm injury.

“We’ll have to wait and see on Bryan, it all depends on how he responds,” Carroll said. “He had a pretty good injury to his triceps, so we just need to see how it comes back and responds to the work and the pushing and the heavy-duty stuff he has to do. He would have been a very valuable part of this game and we really missed him this week.”

Carroll is expected to have additional updates during his Monday afternoon press conference.
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Bryan Mone signs exclusive-rights tender, re-joining Seahawks

Third-year defensive tackle Bryan Mone signed his exclusive-rights tender two days ago, making him a Seattle Seahawk for the 2021 season.

On April 19,  defensive tackle Bryan Mone signed the exclusive-rights tender the Seattle Seahawks offered him, marking another addition to their defensive line.

During the 2020 season, Mone recorded 0.5 sacks, nine tackles (three solo), a tackle for loss, a safety, and two quarterback hits in 10 games. The third-year DT will join a defensive line that features Carlos Dunlap, LJ Collier, and Poona Ford, to give a few examples.

Mone will likely serve as a rotational piece if he is needed, as defensive linemen are plentiful for the blue and green. We will see how much playing time he gets in the fall when the season comes.

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Seahawks give exclusive rights free agents tender to Ryan Neal

The Seattle Seahawks have tendered safety Ryan Neal in the aftermath of doing the same to defensive tackle Bryan Mone and OG Kyle Fuller.

 

After handing out ERFA tenders to defensive tackle Bryan Mone and offensive guard Kyle Fuller, the Seattle Seahawks have done the same to safety Ryan Neal, per ESPN’s Brady Henderson.

Neal made a few valuable contributions in 2020, including two interceptions, one of which sealed Seattle’s victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 3. He finished the season with 44 combined tackles (33 solo), three tackles for loss, five passes defensed, a safety, and the aforementioned INTs in 13 games and four starts.

Neal could prove to be a crucial piece of the defense next season, especially if a few of Seattle’s defensive playmakers depart in free agency.

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Seahawks give ERFA tenders to OG Kyle Fuller and DT Bryan Mone

The Seattle Seahawks have extended exclusive rights free agents tenders to offensive guard Kyle Fuller and defensive tackle Bryan Mone.

With free agency just around the corner, fans around the NFL are bracing for a glimpse of what their respective teams will look like for the 2021 season.

The Seattle Seahawks will have decisions to make with limited cap space and several key players hitting free agency. They have already released defensive end Carlos Dunlap and refrained from using the franchise tag on any of their impending FAs.

In other news, Seattle has extended exclusive rights free agents tenders to offensive guard Kyle Fuller and defensive tackle Bryan Mone, two players who have seen limited action, although the latter showed promise as a run-stuffer in 2020.

Free agency starts on March 17 at 1:00 p.m. PT. It will be intriguing to see what the Seahawks do amid all the Russell Wilson drama.

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Seahawks activate TE Greg Olsen, DT Bryan Mone off injured reserve

The Seattle Seahawks activated tight end Greg Olsen and defensive tackle Bryan Mone off injured reserve in time to face the Rams in Week 16.

The Seattle Seahawks announced a number of roster moves on Sunday ahead of the Week 16 contest against the division-rival Los Angeles Rams.

First, Seattle activated tight end Greg Olsen and defensive tackle Bryan Mone from injured reserve to the Seahawks’ 53-man roster. Both players were placed on injured reserve last month – Olsen with a foot injury and Mone with an ankle sprain.

Olsen and Mone are now eligible to face the Rams on gameday.

Coach Pete Carroll had announced that both players would “come up” during his Saturday presser.

The Seahawks also elevated running back Penny Hart from the practice squad, so he too is now eligible to play on Sunday against Los Angeles.

Don’t forget, kickoff for the Seahawks vs. Rams matchup was pushed back to 1:25 p.m. PT and switched over from CBS to FOX, channel 13 in the Seattle area.

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Bryan Mone’s ankle injury could open door for Damon Harrison

Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Bryan Mone’s ankle injury could open the door for Damon ‘Snacks’ Harrison Week 10 against the Rams.

Three Seattle Seahawks suffered ankle sprains in the loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 9. Of those three — linebacker K.J. Wright, cornerback D.J. Reed and defensive tackle Bryan Mone — only Mone’s appears to be serious. His absence could open the door for Damon Harrison, who is on the practice squad.

“Bryan Mone had a pretty good high ankle sprain, and it’s going be a problem for him,” coach Pete Carroll said Monday. “We’ll see what happens in the next couple days, but that was probably the most serious injury that we had. He got caught up and got cut from behind and tangled up. K.J. bounced back pretty good today, and D.J. Reed’s moving pretty good today too, so the initial look is that it was not a severe ankle at all.”

With Seattle potentially down a defensive tackle, Harrison is a logical option to be elevated before Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams.

“He’s available, he’s ready to go,” Carroll stated. “The way it looks. We’ve got to have some more information on Bryan’s situation so we can take care of him but this is where Snacks would jump up right now.

“This is what he’s been looking for and preparing for.”

Seattle has plenty of time before needing to make any major decisions. The players have Tuesday off and report back on Wednesday morning.
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3 Seahawks suffer ankle injuries in 44-34 loss to Bills Week 9

Three Seattle Seahawks defensive players suffered ankle injuries in the team’s 44-34 loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 9.

The Seattle Seahawks dropped to 6-2 on the season after falling to the Bills in Buffalo Week 9. Seattle’s defense played sub-par at best, and to add insult to injury, three defensive players suffered ankle injuries during the contest.

“We did a couple ankles today,” coach Pete Carroll said after the loss. “K.J (Wright), D.J. Reed looked twisted. We have to see how those turn out. Bryan Mone had an ankle also so we had a little bit of a run on ankles today.

“We do know we had three guys sprain ankles.”

Carroll also said cornerback Quinton Dunbar was battling to play through a sore knee but was needed on the field.

Carroll will likely have more in-depth injury updates during his press conferences on Monday.

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Former Michigan football DT trips former Buckeye for a safety

The former Michigan football DT took it to the former Ohio State standout to give the Seahawks 2 points.

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What is it lately about former Wolverines putting the smack down on former Buckeyes in the NFL?

Last week, it was Chase Winovich who had a de-cleater on former Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde who plays for the Seattle Seahawks. This week, the Seahawks were involved again, but this time on the right side of it.

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Taking on the Dallas Cowboys, who has two Wolverines on the roster as it is, Seattle had America’s Team backed up on its own goal line. The obvious move is to feed star tailback and former OSU standout Ezekiel Elliott to get out of the end zone. That’s exactly what they did, but former Michigan defensive tackle Bryan Mone was right there, and managed to trip him up just enough to bring him down.

Thus, Seattle came away with two points.

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Should the Seahawks pursue free agent DT Josh Mauro?

The Seattle Seahawks need a veteran, run-stuffing defensive tackle, and free agent Josh Mauro is a cheap, versatile option.

The Seattle Seahawks, like clockwork, always add a veteran defensive tackle to help shore up the run-defense. Guys like Al Woods, Shamar Stephen and Sheldon Richardson have been brought in over the last few years to do exactly that, filling a niche role for one season before departing.

With Jarran Reed and Poona Ford locked into starting roles, the Seahawks are left with young, unproven guys like Bryan Mone and Demarcus Christmas vying for that third tackle role – making the likelihood of another addition very high.

While they could pony up a good chunk of their remaining cap space on a guy like Damon Harrison or Mike Daniels, or a reunion with Brandon Mebane, they could also opt to go a cheaper route and look at someone like journeyman Josh Mauro.

Mauro starred at Stanford from 2010-2013, and after going undrafted he has bounced around the league quite a bit over the past six seasons, playing for the Cardinals, Steelers, Giants and the Raiders.

He’s played all across the defensive line, a versatility that coach Pete Carroll will love, although he’s primarily succeeded at plugging holes and stopping the run, only tallying three career sacks and 11 quarterback hits in 72 games.

Mauro is not one of the flashier options remaining on the open market, but he’s an upgrade over Christmas and Mone and would provide Seattle with a versatile veteran who can plug holes up the middle and line up on the outside if necessary.

In an offseason that could look quite different thanks to COVID-19, an experienced veteran might be much preferred for a key area of need for the Seahawks, and Mauro is the best remaining option that won’t break the bank.

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Why Southeast Missouri’s Josh Avery could make Seahawks roster

Josh Avery has the size and maturity to make an impact for the Seattle Seahawks as a run-stuffing defensive tackle right away in 2020.

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.

In fact, the Seahawks had an interior defensive tackle make the roster as an undrafted free agent two years in a row, as Ford was followed by Michigan’s Bryan Mone in 2019, who appeared in four games for the Seahawks.

If they are going to keep the streak of undrafted defensive tackles alive, hope will rest with either Cedrick Lattimore out of Iowa or Josh Avery out of Southeast Missouri.

While Lattimore went to a more notable school and posted good numbers, his size (six-foot-three, 295 pounds) is more suited to a five-tech in Pete Carroll’s defense, rather than a big run-stuffer in the middle, which is what the Seahawks need.

Avery is listed at six-foot-three and 322 pounds, plenty big enough to plug holes up the middle in a reserve role. Plus, Avery is already 24 years old, and the Seahawks made it clear they are looking for more mature rookies this season, in light of the pandemic that limits their opportunities to see players on the field before the season begins.

With Ford and Jarran Reed expected to start on the interior defensive line, Avery will compete with Lattimore, Mone, and Demarcus Christmas for the backup DT role, assuming the team doesn’t sign a veteran – something they have done in each of the past few seasons.

While it won’t be an easy path, it never is for undrafted free agents, Avery has the size and maturity to make an impact for the Seahawks in year one, and if he does well in training camp he could be a surprise addition to the roster, or at least the practice squad, in 2020.

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