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Rashaad Penny headed to injured reserve to make room for Ethan Pocic

The Seattle Seahawks will activate Ethan Pocic in time for Sunday’s game, placing Rashaad Penny on the injured reserve to make room.

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll announced on Friday that the team will place running back Rashaad Penny (ACL) on the injured reserve, ending his season.

The team plans to use his roster spot to activate offensive lineman Ethan Pocic, who is now eligible to play after missing the last 10 weeks with a neck injury.

“We’re gonna get Ethan up,” Carroll said on Friday. “He’s gonna come up this week. He’s had a really good return to us. He’ll take Penny’s spot. That’s what will happen by game time. Glad to have Ethan back, he’s been a really versatile player for us, he’s worked really hard to get back, he feels great.”

Pocic is capable of playing both center and guard, and figures to be a depth option across the offensive line for the final three games of the season.

While Pocic is an option to start at center in place of Joey Hunt, coach Pete Carroll has loved what Hunt has brought to the table so far this year, so a move seems unlikely.

“I think Joey is doing really well,” Carroll said on Wednesday. “Joey has really held up his own. Like we said from the start, his smarts are really a plus. He has been in command of what is going on up there. We have not taken a step back at all. He’s done a nice job.”

Penny suffered a knee injury early in the first quarter of last Sunday’s game against the Rams, and the team’s fears were realized when he went under the knife for ACL surgery.

His recovery will be a long one, and at this point it is unclear if he will miss any time in the 2020 season.

Veteran C.J. Prosise and rookie Travis Homer are expected to handle running back duties behind Chris Carson, and the team signed Xavier Turner to the practice squad as added depth.

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Seahawks designate Ethan Pocic to return from injured reserve

The Seattle Seahawks designated center/guard Ethan Pocic to return from injured reserve. He will be eligible to play starting December 15.

The Seattle Seahawks designated versatile offensive lineman Ethan Pocic to return from the injured reserve on Thursday.

Pocic is now eligible to return to practice right away, but he cannot play until December 15, when the Seahawks take on the Panthers in Carolina.

Additionally, Pocic will not take up a spot on the 53-man roster until the team officially activates him. His designation to return also means Seattle can no longer activate anyone else from IR this season. They used the first of their two allotted returns on veteran tight end Ed Dickson, who was unfortunately placed back on the IR a few days later.

Pocic only appeared in two games this season, starting one, before getting hurt and eventually landing on injured reserve. His return will be welcome for a team that lost starting center Justin Britt to a season-ending knee injury – as they are now starting Joey Hunt at center which left them with no backup who is capable of playing that position.

Pocic has also proven himself capable of playing both guard spots and even tackle as well, making him a really nice option to have on the bench. Plus, if Hunt continues to struggle in pass protection, Pocic could see regular time at center before the season is up.

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Fumbles and ball security sore spots in Seahawks win over 49ers

The Seattle Seahawks were able to escape the San Franciso 49ers Week 10 despite five fumbles – three for losses – Monday night.

The Seahawks were able to head home with a victory Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers, although it wasn’t always pretty. Seattle struggled with ball control throughout the game, posting three lost fumbles for a total of five fumbles throughout the contest.

Wide receiver DK Metcalf and running back Rashaad Penny both turned over the ball but San Francisco was unable to capitalize on the takeaways. Tackle Germain Ifedi, however, originally recovered a Russell Wilson fumble on a play before his own lost ball and had to watch the 49ers score a defensive touchdown as a result.

“We did a terrible job taking care of the football tonight, a miserable job,” coach Pete Carroll told reporters. “I don’t even recognize us when the ball is flopping around like that. We got a lot of work to do. We won’t win if we keep doing this. We have to take care of the football better than that.”

Carroll has always preached ball security but the concepts were lost on Seattle Monday night. For a team with the fewest turnovers in the league last season, it was difficult to watch at times.

There was one shining moment in the turnover battle when center Joey Hunt was able to save a Chris Carson fumble.

“It was a miserable night there, but one of the great plays of the night was Joey Hunt’s fumble recovery,” Carroll said. “You guys don’t make a big deal about that. Joey laid out, slid into it, cut it up just the way he’s supposed to. It was a huge play for us, because we come back and score after that. I think it was, we wound up second and 11 and we still overcame it, so a big play.”

Seattle has a bye week before facing the Eagles Nov. 24 and you bet ball security will be a point of emphasis when the Seahawks return to practice next Monday.

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