Tag: David Moore

Seahawks Jaron Brown frustrated with recent inactive designations

Seattle Seahawks veteran receiver Jaron Brown is frustrated that his role has disappeared on this team, leading to two healthy inactives.

Seattle Seahawks veteran receiver Jaron Brown has found himself a healthy inactive in each of the past two games, a product of the team’s acquisition of Josh Gordon as well as the extra reliance on rookie DK Metcalf and tight end Jacob Hollister.

Brown was one of Seattle’s most active receivers to begin the year, seeing over 70 percent of the team’s offensive snaps in each of the first three games.

He’s hauled in 14 receptions (on 24 targets) for 205 yards and two touchdowns on the year, with all of that damage coming between Week 3 and Week 7.

Now, Brown is relegated to the deepest part of the bench – the inactive list – while the team rolls with Metcalf, Gordon and David Moore as the vertical threats on the outside.

Coach Pete Carroll admitted that Brown is frustrated not getting a chance to suit up, but that he has a chance to play this week.

“He’s really happy to be back involved this week – he has a chance to be active this week,” Carroll said on Saturday. “We’ll see. Frustrated though, like anybody. He wants to play. I would always say to you, if he’s not frustrated, then something’s wrong. He wants to get out there. He’s a good ball player and we love him. I hate when he can’t dress out. We’ll see if we can get him out there this week.”

With none of the receivers listed on the injury report, it’s hard to imagine a spot for Brown on Monday night against the Vikings, barring some kind of surprise inactive or someone changing positions.

The Seahawks will kick off with the Vikings at 5:15 p.m. PT. on Monday, and whether Brown is among the seven inactive players will be known roughly 90 minutes before then.

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Seahawks continuing to groom Travis Homer as kick returner

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said the team has been grooming rookie Travis Homer to take over as the team’s primary kick returner.

On Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett’s role was limited to just his duties as the team’s primary receiving option.

Typically, Lockett is also responsible for returning both punts and kicks, a role he has held ever since he was an All-Pro special teamer back in 2016, his rookie season.

However, after suffering a lower leg injury in Week 10 against the 49ers, Seattle decided to let David Moore return punts and rookie running back Travis Homer return kicks, giving Lockett a bit of a breather.

Homer in particular looked excellent on his one return opportunity, gaining 29 yards. It has been a long time coming to see him in that position, and coach Pete Carroll made it clear it won’t be the last time we see him back there.

“We’ve been grooming Homer for some time now,” Carroll said on Monday. “We’ve been really wanting him to take this spot for us and be a kickoff return guy. He got one good shot, and he just roared it up in there just like you like to see. I like the fact that he’s a running back and he has all of the skills and training to take care of the football and all that, and he really hits it. He had a 29-yard return and smoked it up in there really nice.”

The Seahawks talked a lot in the preseason about transitioning Lockett away from return duties in order to preserve his health, but it took a scary leg injury for them to actually make moves – a sign they may not have felt Moore and/or Homer were ready.

They both looked ready on Sunday though, and it’s possible they take those jobs and run with them for the rest of the season, freeing up Lockett to focus exclusively on the Pro Bowl caliber season he’s having as a receiver and limiting injury risk for the veteran.

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David Moore will continue to return punts for Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks replaced Tyler Lockett with David Moore as a punt returner on Sunday, and he may continue in that role going forward.

Seattle Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett was able to suit up and play on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, but the scary leg injury he suffered late in Week 10 against the San Francisco 49ers was clearly still impacting him.

Lockett only hauled in one reception, on two targets, and he was not utilized in his usual role as the team’s kick and punt returner – a role he was named an All-Pro for back in 2016.

David Moore served as the team’s punt returner in Lockett’s place, and looked very solid. He had an opportunity to return three punts and gained 20 total yards for a 6.7 average yards per return.

The heavy wind made kicking, and catching, extremely difficult all game long, making Moore’s performance all the more impressive.

“It was a very difficult game to catch punts, he made it look easy,” coach Pete Carroll said on 710 ESPN’s Pete Carroll show. “Obviously, he’s a natural back there. He did a really good job. We’ve always known that, he’s just been behind Tyler (Lockett). It really helps us out. Tyler didn’t get to practice this stuff all week long the way he normally does, and so David did and he came through in great fashion. He made it look like he was right at home there.”

Moore didn’t return any punts last year, but he did serve as a return man while in college at East Central Oklahoma.

Lockett’s leg injury is expected to be fully healed by Seattle’s next game, Monday night against Minnesota, but Carroll indicated Moore may get additional opportunities as a returner this season.

“He will be part of it for sure, as we move forward,” Carroll continued. “We’ll pick and choose how we do it.”

The Seahawks finally return home after a long Thanksgiving week, where they will host the Vikings on Monday night at 5:15 p.m. PT.

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