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Trey McBride, DeeJay Dallas visited US troops in Poland

McBride and Dallas spent some time abroad as part of an NFL-USO tour.

The Arizona Cardinals had a pair of players go across the world to participate in the NFL-USO tour in Poland from April 2-5 last week.

Tight end Trey McBride and newly signed running back DeeJay Dallas visited US service members in six military bases in Poland.

From the Cardinals’/NFL press release about McBride’s and Dallas’ trip.

During this year’s tour, Trey McBride and DeeJay Dallas interacted with service members to learn about their roles in the military and received mission briefs from senior leaders on their mission in Poland. They also observed military equipment demonstrations, participated in an Army combat fitness test, and joined in on a Madden gaming tournament with service members – all while conducting meet and greets and sharing meals with service members. The players also had a unique opportunity to meet with service members from the Arizona National Guard, who are ardent Arizona Cardinals fans.

These USO tours with NFL players is a longstanding tradition. Cardinals legend Larry Fitzgerald would join them.

It had to be a cool experience for both of them.

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Seahawks losing Damien Lewis, Drew Lock, DeeJay Dallas to free agency

Let’s get caught up on some of the latest Seahawks free agent news from around the league.

Today has been much slower compared to yesterday, but let’s get caught up on some of the latest Seahawks free agent news from around the league.

Last night left guard Damien Lewis agreed to a massive four-year deal with the Panthers, worth a reported $53 million total.

A short time ago we also learned that running back DeeJay Dallas is also leaving. According to Jordan Schultz, he has agreed to terms with the Cardinals, but there are no details on how much as of yet.

Finally, just moments ago we received word that Drew Lock will also be leaving Seattle as a free agent. According to Adam Schefter at ESPN, Lock is getting a one-year, $5 million deal from the Giants.

None of these headlines should really come as a surprise, aside from the outlandish size of Damien Lewis’ deal with Carolina.

So far the Seahawks have been characteristically quiet in free agency. They have not signed any outside free agents as of yet and have only reported to be- re-signing tight end Noah Fant and defensive lineman Leaonrd Williams.

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Cardinals adding former Seahawks RB, special teams ace DeeJay Dallas

Dallas played four seasons for the Seahawks, mostly on special teams.

The Arizona Cardinals reportedly added four defensive players in free agency on the first day of the NFL free agency negotiating window. On the second day, they are adding depth on offense and special teams.

According to Bleacher Reports’ Jordan Schultz, the Cardinals are going to sign running back DeeJay Dallas.

Dallas will be 26 years old this coming season. He was drafted in the fourth round in 2020 by the Seahawks.

He has been a core special teams player for the Seahawks for years. He has surpassed 225 special teams snaps in three straight seasons.

He also has returned punts and kicks. Last season, he averaged 10.6 yards on 25 punt returns and 25.9 yards on 17 kick returns.

On offense, he has rushed 112 times over four seasons, averaging 4.2 yards per attempt and has caught 61 passes for 396 yards. He has played 599 offensive snaps in four NFL seasons.

His career suggests he will compete with Emari Demercado for the role as third-down back and play special teams.

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Seahawks special teams unit ranked 6th for the 2023 season

One small silver lining is that they continued to perorm relatively well on special teams.

Both the Seahawks offense and the Seaahawks defense performed under our expectations this season. Those are the main reasons why the team is now in the middle of their first head coach search in 15 years. One small silver lining is that they continued to perorm relatively well on special teams.

In Rick Gosselin’s annual special teams rankings, Seattle came in at No. 6 for the 2023 season, scoring 300 points. At the top of the list were the Texans, while the Rams were on the bottom. That’s the third straight year that the Seahawks have finished high on Gosselin’s list, a credit to the work of special teams coordinator Larry Izzo.

If we have one gripe with this group it’s the mediocre returns of DeeJay Dallas, whose hands and decision making should make him easy to replace next season with an upgrade at both kickoff and punt returner. Dallas’ continued presece on the roster may have been one example of Pete Carroll allowing his love of certain players and coaches to cloud his better judgment.

We haven’t heard much on Seattle’s head coach search yet, but if there are internal candidates under consideration you’d have to assume Izzo will be on the list. The news cycle should pick up soon as teams are eliminated and potential candidates to replace Carroll as head coach get vetted, one way or another.

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Why the Seahawks left Micah Parsons unblocked on their last offensive play

The Seahawks left Cowboys edge-rusher Micah Parsons unblocked on their last offensive snap. There were about five things wrong with that idea.

The Seattle Seahawks have to fly home from Dallas tonight knowing that they lost a game they could have won. Now at 6-6 and losers of three straight games with the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles next on the schedule, this is a team that might find itself out of playoff relevance sooner than later.

Seattle’s last offensive play of the game was the biggest frustration in a series of second-half issues. With 1:11 left, the Cowboys up 41-35, and the ball at the 50-yard line, the Seahawks decided to leave Dallas edge terror Micah Parsons unblocked. The result of that, on fourth-and-2, was an incomplete pass to running back DeeJay Dallas, and the end of the game.

Wait … leaving Micah Parsons unblocked? Somebody screwed up, right? Well, as Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith explained after the game, that was by design.

Basically, the Seahawks got too cute here. They slid their line away from Parsons and expected their team’s third-string running back, to work across the formation to pretend to block Parsons and release to the flat. The Cowboys had a Cover-0 blitz dialed up as Smith said, and there was no way that Dallas was going to get there in time.

Ben Solak of The Ringer did a great job of explaining it, and threw in a successful example of this play run by Notre Dame for good measure.

Now, why do you not want to try this strategy against Micah Parsons? Because he’s the fastest pass rusher at any level of football.

So, it was yet another dominant rep by Parsons, but in the end, Seattle offensive coordinator Shane Waldron outsmarted himself, and that was your ballgame.

Seahawks injury updates: Pete Carroll on DeeJay Dallas, Derick Hall

Here’s what head coach Pete Carroll told the media about the injuries for running back DeeJay Dallas and outside linebacker Derick Hall.

The Seahawks got brutally beaten by the Ravens yesterday, but at least they came out of it with only a couple of minor injuries to report.

Here’s what head coach Pete Carroll told the media about the injuries for running back DeeJay Dallas and outside linebacker Derick Hall.

RB DeeJay Dallas

Seattle’s third-string running back and kick returner DeeJay Dallas left the game in the second quarter and went right to the locker room. He was listed as questionable to return with a shoulder injury and never made it back on the field. After the game, Carroll said he wasn’t sure about the severity of Dallas’ shoulder injury.

OLB Derick Hall

Rookie edge Derick Hall also suffered a shoulder injury. According to Carroll it’s the same shoulder he’s hurt before but not an aggravation.

Carroll also told reporters he’s not sure about the severity of Hall’s shoulder as of yet, either.

We may learn more later today when Carroll does his ESPN radio hit. If not, we’ll have to wait until the injury report comes out on Wednesday.

Update:

Carroll told ESPN he has no new news on either Hall or Dallas. He did reveal that linebacker Drake Thomas suffered a twisted knee.

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DeeJay Dallas leaves game with arm injury, escorted to locker room

Running back DeeJay Dallas has left the field with an arm injury and was escorted to the locker room.

The Seahawks are currently getting demolished by the Ravens 20-3 in the middle of the third quarter. Even worse, now they have an injury to deal with.

Running back DeeJay Dallas has left the field with an arm injury and was escorted to the locker room.

Dallas is the third-string running back so offensively we won’t see much change as Ken Walker and Zach Charbonnet continue to carry the rushing load. On special teams, we may see rookie wide receiver Jake Bobo take over as the punt returner in Dallas’ place. Recently returned wide receiver Dee Eskridge has already taken his place returning kickoffs.

If Dallas has to miss significant time at least the Seahawks will be getting another option back soon. Rookie Kenny McIntosh should finally be activated this coming week.

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4 potential surprise roster cuts for the Seattle Seahawks

Today is probably the least-favorite day on the calendar for Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider.

Today is probably the least-favorite day on the calendar for Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider. Yesterday they announced seven players have been waived and they’ll need to cut 30 more before tomorrow afternoon to trim their roster down to 53 players.

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