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Seahawks will cut special teams ace Nick Bellore tomorrow

Cutting Bellore will save the team another $2.85 million in cap space.

According to a report by Tom Pelissero at NFL Network, the Seahawks will be cutting fullback/linebacker/special teams ace Nick Bellore on Monday.

Cutting Bellore will save the team another $2.85 million in cap space.

Bellore was a useful piece – making two Pro Bowls as a special teamer – but he’s also 34 years old and part of a team that’s embracing a youth movement on their roster. The Seahawks never use a fullback on offense anymore and Bellore is not reliable as an off-ball linebacker, so they were essentially paying him only to play special teams.

Cutting Bellore is the third cap-saving move we have seen the team make this weekend. Yesterday, wide receivers Tyler Lockett and Dee Eskridge both agreed to restructured contracts that are essentially pay cuts. Prior to that, Jamal Adams, Quandre Diggs, Bryan Mone and Will Dissly were also cap casualties last week.

There are a lot of balls in the air as it pertains to Seattle’s salary cap situation. Our best estimate is the team will be somewhere between $50 and $55 million under the cap going into the legal tampering period.

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Three more Seahawks going to Pro Bowl this year as injury replacements

Now we can add three more names to the group Seattle is sending to the Pro Bowl games in Orlando this weekend.

The Seahawks had a whole bunch of alternates listed when they named their three official Pro Bowlers for the 2023 season. That included rookie cornerback Devon Witherspoon, first-time Pro Bowl safety Julian Love and nine-time linebacker Bobby Wagner. Now we can add three more names to the group Seattle is sending to the Pro Bowl games in Orlando this weekend.

The team just announced that starting quarterback Geno Smith, star wide receiver DK Metcalf and special teamer Nick Bellore have also been invited to the games. They will be serving as injury replacements for Rams quarterback Matt Stafford, Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans and Lions special teams ace Jalen Reeves-Maybin.

For Smith this will be his second Pro Bowl team – the first was last year coinciding with his Comeback Player of the Year campaign. Metcalf will be making his second Pro Bowl appearance and Bellore his second, as well.

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Seahawks name six players as team captains

It is an increase from last year, when the Seahawks only had four.

The Seattle Seahawks are inching closer and closer to their Week 1 showdown against the Los Angeles Rams. But you can’t take the field without your team captains, and the Seahawks have found theirs.

Today Head coach Pete Carroll announced which players are the captains and for 2023 they have increased their ranks from last year. With so much veteran presence in Seattle, Carroll is going with two captains per unit.

Geno Smith is obvious, as the quarterback usually fills this role. Tyler Lockett being named a captain is also fitting, as Lockett truly emerged as a leader in the wake of Russell Wilson leaving. Quandre Diggs was a defensive captain last year, sharing responsibilities with Al Woods. With Woods gone, the role naturally falls back to linebacker Bobby Wagner.

As for special teams, why not balance it out with two per unit? Fullback/linebacker Nick Bellore returns to his role, and will be joined by kicker Jason Myers, who has emerged as one of the best in the NFL at his position.

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Nick Bellore kicks off 2023 season with a photoshop dunk on Quandre Diggs

Diggs’ chief antagonist is the team’s combo fullback, linebacker and special teams ace Nick Bellore.

You can tell Quandre Diggs talks a lot of trash during practice by the way his teammates treat him on social media.

The most-popular genre of joke for these Seahawks is to make fun of Diggs for his size. (He’s listed as 5-foot-9, 179 pounds). While it hasn’t stopped him from being one of the league’s elite performers at his position, it has made him easy to dunk on – figuratively speaking – on Twitter.

Diggs’ chief antagonist is the team’s combo fullback, linebacker and special teams ace Nick Bellore. Yesterday No. 44 officially kicked off the 2023 season with a fresh meme attack, mocking Diggs by photoshopping him even smaller standing next to a huge truck.

 

As for football, Bellore has re-signed on a two-year deal and should continue his role as special teams captain. While he’s not a big earner, Bellore is a critical “glue guy” type piece for this roster. For what they’re paying him, he offers great value.

Diggs also has two years remaining on his contract and now that Uchenna Nwosu has been taken care of he may be the team’s top candidate to get an extension. While ESPN’s recent safety rankings somehow left him out of the top 10, Diggs belongs in the top two. We won’t argue that he’s better than Pittsburgh’s Minkah Fitzpatrick, but Diggs is at least as good as any other safety in the NFL right now.

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Seahawks re-sign FB/LB/ST stud Nick Bellore for two more years

The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to re-sign fullback Nick Bellore, according to Brady Henderson at ESPN.

The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to re-sign fullback Nick Bellore, according to Brady Henderson at ESPN.

Bellore (33) is perhaps the most versatile player on Seattle’s roster. He is usually listed as a fullback but he has also put in time at linebacker. Special teams is where he does his best work, though. This past season he was on the field for 352 special teams snaps – 81% of the team’s total.

Bellore is the second signing for the Seahawks in as many days – they have also re-signed guard Phil Haynes to a one-year deal.

The length and financial details of Bellore’s new contract have not been reported as of yet.

Update:

The team has announced Bellore’s extension. It’s a two-year deal.

Meanwhile, Mike Garafolo at NFL Network reports the deal is worth $6.6 million total.

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NFL players vote 5 Seahawks among the top 5 at their respective positions

Their peers have voted for five Seahawks players to be ranked among the top five at their respective positions.

The Seattle Seahawks still have work to do before they’re ready to compete with the real playoff heavyweights. However, they do have some rare talents at several different positions.

Case in point, their peers have voted for five Seahawks players to be ranked among the top five at their respective positions. Here’s who the NFLPA picked and where they ranked.

Seahawks vs. Lions: Best and worst PFF grades from Week 4

That trend continued on Sunday in Seattle’s 48-45 win over the Lions.

After four games, the story of the 2022 Seahawks is coming into focus. While Geno Smith and the offense are exceeding our wildest imagination, the defense is far worse than expected. That trend continued on Sunday in Seattle’s 48-45 win over the Lions.

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Seahawks add LB Tanner Muse to active roster, sign experienced LB to practice squad

Yesterday, the team announced the solution.

Heading into the 2022 season, the Seahawks roster was conspicuously thin at linebacker. After starters Jordyn Brooks and Cody Barton the only player listed on the depth chart was Nick Bellore, a fullback and special teams guy who hasn’t played a defensive snap since the 2017 season. Needless to say, Seattle had to address that at some point.

Yesterday, the team announced the solution: backup linebacker Tanner Muse has been signed to the active roster from the practice squad. Muse had been elevated for Week 1’s win over the Broncos. He made a couple of key special teams stops and was apparently good enough to earn a spot on the active 53-man roster. Muse was a former third-round pick by the Raiders in 2020 who appeared in six games for Seattle last year, all on special teams.

With Muse moving up to the active roster, the Seahawks had a hole to fill on the practice squad. That spot will go to linebacker Christian Jones. He played his college ball at Florida State then went undrafted. He first signed with the Bears in 2014, then spent a few seasons with the Lions before returning to Chicago last year. Jones offers plenty of experience, having appeared in 125 total games and making 74 starts.

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Seahawks announce 2022 offensive, defensive and special teams captains

The Seattle Seahawks announced team captains for the 2022 season: WR Tyler Lockett, S Quandre Diggs, DT Al Woods and LB/FB Nick Bellore.

One week ahead of the home opener against Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos, the Seattle Seahawks have announced their team captains for the 2022 season.

The roster voted to elect the following four players: wide receiver Tyler Lockett as offensive captain, safety Quandre Diggs and defensive tackle Al Woods as defensive captains, and linebacker/fullback Nick Bellore to rep the special teams.

With Wilson having earned the honor the last nine seasons, this marks Lockett’s first go as a team captain.

“A beautiful recognition for a guy that’s always been a leader in this program and always been at the front of it,” coach Pete Carroll said. “He’s got the wisdom, and they recognize it and they really listen to him.”

On the defensive side of the ball, Carroll is equally impressed with the named leaders.

“Quandre Diggs is a guy that’s been a leader in this program, been part of it – big voice, big character, terrific football player that guys really look up to,” Carroll noted. “And speaking of looking up to in a big way, Al Woods up front really just brings all the voice and the stature and the work habits and the ethic that you want to lead.”

Finally, Carroll said special teams captain Bellore was “just an obvious pick.” “He’s just everything to everybody,” Carroll continued. “Playmaking, play style, mentality, all of that.”

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