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Seahawks elevate Damarious Randall not Snacks Harrison from practice squad

The Seattle Seahawks have elevated safety Damarious Randall from the practice squad Week 5, not defensive tackle Damon “Snacks” Harrison.

The Seattle Seahawks elevated one member of their practice squad Saturday ahead of the Sunday-night matchup against the Minnesota Vikings – but it’s likely not who you were thinking.

Seattle elevated safety Damarious Randall, not defensive tackle Damon “Snacks” Harrison, who was just signed to the practice squad this week.

“He’s a player that’s got big character in the locker room – his attitude and personality that you add to the team is really special,” coach Pete Carroll said of Harrison on Wednesday. “Whenever we can do that, we’re trying to get better, so hopefully he’ll be able to add in. Right now we just want to get to work and get him going with us.”

While Seattle does plan to ease Harrison into a role, the fact that he hasn’t stepped onto a football field since last season could be a big part of the equation. Carroll had said he wanted to see how Harrison practiced before just throwing him out there on game day.

Randall’s elevation does make sense, however, in light of the injuries to safeties Jamal Adams and Lano Hill.

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Why the Seahawks should sign free agent DT Damon Harrison

The Seattle Seahawks need a run-stuffing defensive tackle, and Damon Harrison is a perfect fit in free agency.

It’s no secret the Seattle Seahawks are going to add a veteran defensive tackle before the 2020 season kicks off.

After all, recent years have seen late additions of Al Woods, Shamar Stephen and Sheldon Richardson, and this year’s squad has almost no depth behind presumed starters Jarran Reed and Poona Ford.

The question, however, is how much Seattle will be willing to spend on a third defensive tackle, a role typically reserved for a veteran guy near the end of their productive NFL seasons.

If they are willing to dip into their cap space, one name who would really help shore things up on the front lines is Damon “Snacks” Harrison.

Harrison spent the first 6.5 years of his career in New York, split between the Jets and the Giants, before joining the Lions for the last half of the 2018 season and all of 2019.

Named an All-Pro in 2016, Harrison racked up 485 tackles, 11 sacks, 10 passes defended and four forced fumbles in his career – cementing himself among the best run-stuffers in the NFL over the last decade.

As a No. 3 option behind Reed and Ford, Harrison would give Seattle some desperately needed depth on a defensive line that struggled against both the run and the pass last year, and lost Jadeveon Clowney and Quinton Jefferson, as well as Woods, this offseason.

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