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Seahawks bring back Jordan Roos as exclusive rights free agent

The Seattle Seahawks brought back versatile offensive lineman Jordan Roos and let go of tight end Tyrone Swoopes in a pair of small moves.

The Seattle Seahawks extended an exclusive rights free agent tender to guard Jordan Roos, according to ESPN’s Brady Henderson. They also opted not to offer one to tight end Tyrone Swoopes, making him a free agent.

Roos will make the league minimum in 2020, but he cannot negotiate with other teams as part of his status as an exclusive rights free agent.

He either has to sign the contract or forego playing in the NFL this season, the same situation receiver Malik Turner is in as well.

Roos, 26, went undrafted out of Purdue and appeared in 14 games for the Seahawks over the past three seasons, including seven last year.

His versatility has been his calling card for the Seahawks, who even tried him out at center in practice last season. He’ll have a long road ahead of him to be a starter next season, but he’ll provide solid injury depth yet again.

Swoopes did not have a clear path to playing time in Seattle following the team’s signing of veteran Greg Olsen, the return of Jacob Hollister, and the likely return of veteran Luke Willson.

He’ll look for another NFL opportunity, but could rejoin the Seahawks as training camp depth if nothing else emerges.

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Seahawks list several players on Week 13 injury report with illness

A number of Seattle Seahawks players were added to the injury report Week 13 with an illness that has been going around the team.

The Seattle Seahawks had a fairly lengthy injury report to finish out the practice week before the Monday night matchup against the Minnesota Vikings.

While a number of players were battling injuries, quite a few popped up on the report with an “illness” that coach Pete Carroll said was “going around” the team.

“It’s been an interesting week for us, the practices have been really good,” Carroll told reporters Saturday after the walkthrough. “We’ve had some guys that have had the illness that’s going around. So, we’ve kept some guys out. Everybody we think of those guys are going to play. There’s no reason that they won’t other than they feel lousy. It’s been a very good week and very pointed.”

Carroll said he allowed a few players to stay home in an attempt to quarantine those who were sick.

Players listed on the report with an “illness” included linebacker Shaquem Griffin, defensive tackle Poona Ford, cornerback Tre Flowers, guard Jordan Roos and wide receivers Tyler Lockett and David Moore.

Carroll did confirm there were no new cases of the illness as of Saturday and he expects all the impacted players will be available against the Vikings Monday night.

Seattle and Minnesota kick-off at 5:15 p.m. from CenturyLink Field.

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