Tag: John Ursua

Seahawks waive 2 players, place 2 others on injured reserve

These four moves puts the Seahawks roster at 80 players ahead of Tuesday’s deadline.

The Seattle Seahawks have placed linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven and wide receiver John Ursua on the injured reserve list. Both players suffered season-ending ACL tears in Saturday night’s preseason game against the Denver Broncos.

Seattle also announced that quarterback Alex McGough and defensive tackle Cedric Lattimore have been waived. McGough threw two interceptions against Denver and also lost a fumble, all in the first half.

These four moves puts the Seahawks roster at 80 players ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. So, if the team wants to sign defensive tackle Geno Atkins – who visited with the team today – they’ll have to cut somebody else.

Rosters need to be trimmed down to 53 players by August 31.

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Seahawks LB Ben Burr-Kirven, WR John Ursua both suffered season-ending ACL tears

Two players had to be carted off the field, and it appears both of them will miss the entire 2021 campaign.

The Seahawks suffered several serious injuries in Saturday night’s preseason loss to the Broncos. Two players had to be carted off the field, and it appears both of them will miss the entire 2021 campaign.

Wide receiver John Ursua shared the news on his Instagram page that he has a torn ACL and is out for the year.

Ian Rapoport at NFL Network is also reporting that linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven has also torn his ACL and will miss the whole season.

Tragic news on both accounts. Ursua had been impressing and had a chance to earn legitimate playing time behind the starters at wide reciever. Meanwhile, Burr-Kirven was a critical special teams contributor each of the last two years.

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Seahawks suffer numerous injuries in preseason loss to Broncos

A number of Seattle Seahawks players suffered serious injuries in the team’s preseason loss to the Denver Broncos on Saturday night.

The Seattle Seahawks fell to the Denver Broncos Saturday night at Lumen Field but the score ended up being the least of the team’s concerns after two players were carted off the field with injuries in the first half of the matchup.

Linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven and wide receiver John Ursua both sustained knee injuries and were ultimately ruled out of the contest.

During his post-game press conference, coach Pete Carroll provided limited updates on both players.

“Both those guys got hurt seriously tonight,” Carroll said. “We’ll see what happens with them. It’s going to be a while.”

Carroll gave no firm timetable for either’s return pending further evaluation.

Defensive back Ryan Neal also suffered an injury Saturday night, which Carroll confirmed was an oblique strain.

The Seahawks have an off day Sunday and return to practice on Monday although there is no media availability until Tuesday when Carroll should have updates on all the injured players.

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Seahawks Preseason: 5 takeaways from a costly loss to the Broncos

Here are a handful of takeaways from a costly 30-3 loss.

The Seattle Seahawks lost more than just a meaningless preseason game to the Denver Broncos tonight. A couple of players went down with potentially serious injuries, as well.

Here are a handful of takeaways from a costly 30-3 loss.

Seahawks have second player carted off in first half vs. Broncos

No matter what the final score is, the story from tonight’s Seahawks game is going to be injuries.

No matter what the final score is, the story from tonight’s Seahawks game is going to be injuries.

Before the first snap, linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven had to be carted off the field after suffering a leg injury on the opening kickoff.

Now, another Seattle player is done for the evening. Wide receiver John Ursua also has a leg injury and had to be carted off, as well.

To make things even better, receiver Aaron Fuller took a shot to the ribs on the same play and had to be checked out in the medical tent.

Denver leads 14-0 at the two-minute warning.

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Daily COVID-19 testing paying off for Seahawks with no positive tests

The Seattle Seahawks made it through training camp and the first two weeks of the 2020 NFL regular season without a positive COVID-19 test.

The Seattle Seahawks have managed to get through training camp and nearly two full weeks of the regular NFL season without a single positive COVID-19 test. While wide receiver John Ursua did have a false-positive early on, the Seahawks have been diligent in preventing a coronavirus outbreak.

“It’s a really big deal,” coach Pete Carroll said during his Friday press conference. “It’s a really big deal in that this is kind of like stage two of the process of figuring it out. We figured out camp, our guys did a marvelous job – all the people that contributed to the process in the procedure to get that done in camp was fantastic. Then we went on the road for the first time, there’s a ton of stuff that you got to go through to orchestrate that thing, and we orchestrated it to where we made it all the way to, here on Friday, with all negative tests again. So that’s a major accomplishment.”

Carroll was sure to caution that it is still very early on in the year and not the time to let the guards down. Road games will remain tough challenges with the number of people traveling and the logistics of the trips. After Sunday night, there are still 14 more games for Seattle in the 2020 regular season.

“We haven’t made through, everybody’s got to get to the first couple weeks on the road and at home to figure out their process and how it works and fits and all that,” Carroll continued. “But yeah, I think I’m surprised in general that there’s so few positive tests happening around the league with all the people that are testing. It does show you, though, that the focus of testing every day has really brought our attention to the details that it takes to pull this off, and I think that’s a big part of it.”

The Seahawks will square off against the Patriots at home Week 2 with no fans in the stands, just another way to keep everyone healthy. Seattle is hoping its streak of negative tests (and wins!) continues on Sunday.

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Seahawks sign WR John Ursua and DT Anthony Rush to practice squad

The Seattle Seahawks have signed wide receiver John Ursua and defensive tackle Anthony Rush to practice squad ahead of the Falcons Week 1.

John Ursua fans can breathe a sigh of relief now that the wide receiver has been added back to the Seattle Seahawks as a member of the practice squad.

Ursua had been waived from the 53-man roster on Tuesday to make room for the promotion of wide receiver, Penny Hart. Ursua now takes his spot on the practice squad after passing through waivers unclaimed.

The Seahawks selected Ursua in the seventh round of last year’s NFL draft. The rookie appeared in three games last season and logged one reception for 11 yards.

Seattle signed defensive tackle Anthony Rush to the practice squad on Wednesday as well.

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Seahawks promote WR Penny Hart to active roster, waive John Ursua

The Seattle Seahawks promoted wide receiver Penny Hart from the practice squad to the active and roster and waived John Ursua to make room.

The Seattle Seahawks executed a couple of roster moves on Tuesday afternoon, promoting wide receiver Penny Hart from the practice squad to the active roster and waiving wide receiver John Ursua to make room.

Hart originally signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent out of Georgia State in 2019 but spent most of last season on the Seahawks’ practice squad.

He was waived on Saturday as part of the initial 53-man roster cuts but was added back to the practice squad on Monday.

Seattle is likely hoping Ursua will clear waivers so he can be signed back to the practice squad as well.

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Seahawks Tuesday practice report: 3 wide receivers return to the field

Three Seattle Seahawks wide receivers returned to the practice field on Tuesday: Phillip Dorsett II, John Ursua, and Cody Thompson.

While the media isn’t allowed to report the majority of what goes on at practice throughout training camp, what the Seahawks release on their website is fair game.

Official practice and injury reports are not required until the week before the start of the regular season, here’s a round-up of who practiced and who didn’t on Tuesday, per the team’s official reporter, John Boyle.

As expected, three Seahawks wide receivers returned to practice after missing time over the last few days. On Sunday, coach Pete Carroll said Phillip Dorsett II, John Ursua, and Cody Thompson would resume work.

Cornerback Tre Flowers and defensive end Benson Mayowa were also present Tuesday on the practice field.

As for as those who did not participate, three Seattle players made the list: cornerback Shaquill Griffin, tackle Duane Brown and tackle Cedric Ogbuehi.

Coach Pete Carroll will likely provide more injury updates during his next press conference with the media.

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Seahawks sign receiver Lance Lenoir, waive/injured RB Patrick Carr

The Seattle Seahawks added their second receiver in three days to add depth to their unit, which has struggled with injuries this offseason.

The Seattle Seahawks aren’t done making moves, even with final roster cuts looming at the end of this week. On Monday, the team announced that they have signed wide receiver Lance Lenoir and waived/injured running back Patrick Carr.

Lenoir spent each of the past three seasons with the Cowboys organization after going undrafted despite a record-setting career at Western Illinois University (3,796 yards, 31 touchdowns). He spent most of his rookie season on the practice squad before finally seeing the field at the end of the 2017 season, followed by a year in a special-teams role before a knee injury sent him to the injured reserve for all of 2019.

The move brings some depth to the Seahawks’ wide receiver unit, which has incurred injuries to Phillip Dorsett II, John Ursua, and Cody Thompson (although coach Pete Carroll has indicated that he expects the return of all three players very soon). On Saturday, the Seahawks also welcomed Paul Richardson back to the team, presumably to fill that need for depth.

Carr, who went undrafted this year out of the University of Houston, was previously waived by the Seahawks on July 26 before re-signing with the team on Aug. 14. He stopped practicing last week with an undisclosed injury and will land on the injured reserve if he clears waivers.

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