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Seahawks rookie Darrell Taylor could practice soon for 1st time this season

Seattle Seahawks rookie defensive end Darrell Taylor could practice soon for the first time this season from the Non-Football Injury list.

The Seattle Seahawks selected defensive end Darrell Taylor in the second round of this year’s NFL draft out of Tennessee but the rookie has yet to step on the football field.

Taylor has spent his first year in the National Football League on the Seahawks’ Non-Football Injury list after having surgery to repair a college leg injury.

The rookie could soon be making an appearance.

“He’s going to try to practice next week for the first time and he’s getting ready to do that,” coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday. “We’ll find out if that in fact can come to life and all, so we’ll see. Like I’ve said all along, we’ve been waiting and hoping that we could get to this day, he had a lot of consulting that he did to get to that point, saw a number of doctors to make sure that he was confident in what he was doing.

“So now that we have that behind us, I think he’ll get a chance to see if he can jump back sooner than later.”

Taylor would eventually have to be activated to the 53-man roster before he could play in his first NFL game

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Seahawks Rashaad Penny, Darrell Taylor working back from injuries

Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny and defensive end Darrell Taylor are both working back from injuries towards activation.

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The Seattle Seahawks are hoping to get back a couple of players who weren’t able to make it to the active roster in time to start the season. Running back Rashaad Penny – on the Physically Unable to Perform list – and defensive end Darrell Taylor – on the Non-Football Injury list – are both working their way back towards activation to the 53-man roster.

“Both Rashaad and Darrell continue to progress,” coach Pete Carroll said Monday. “Darrell is working out with the strength and conditioning people now; he made a transition to that. So he’s really working hard now, he’s really working on cutting and moving and multiple direction changes and things like that are leading him back. I don’t know how long that will take, we’ll see how he responds. He had a really good day today, and how does he respond tomorrow is really important. So we’ll see what’s going on there.”

Taylor started the year on the Non-Football Injury list after undergoing offseason surgery to repair a leg injury he sustained his senior year. Penny is battling back from a torn ACL and the Physically Unable to Perform list.

“Rashaad, he’s doing all the same stuff,” Carroll continued. “He’s working out, he’s cutting. He’s as strong as he’s ever been, he’s at a good weight for him. It’s just a matter of when they feel and he feels that he’s got the confidence to go out there and bang those cuts. Being a speedster and a stop-and-start kind of guy, he’s got to get all that movement done before we can cut him loose out there.”

Carroll could have more information on both Taylor and Penny during his next press conference set for Wednesday afternoon.

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Seahawks announce 4 roster moves ahead of Week 8 vs. 49ers

Seahawks activated D.J. Reed and Colby Parkinson from the NFI list and elevated Stephen Sullivan and Jayson Stanley from the practice squad.

The Seattle Seahawks announced a number of roster moves Saturday afternoon ahead of the Week-8 contest against the San Francisco 49ers.

Seattle has activated cornerback D.J. Reed and tight end Colby Parkinson from the Non-Football Injury list to the 53-man roster.

Now that he has been added to the active roster, Reed has also been listed on the injury report as questionable with a hamstring.

“He is ready to play,” coach Pete Carroll said Friday. “He’s an exciting football player. You have great quickness and really good savvy and understanding for the game. That’s why when we got him a while back you know we were really excited about him being able to jump in. We thought he could play quickly if we give him the opportunity. So if he gets that opportunity, he’s ready to roll . . . ”

The Seahawks also elevated defensive end/tight end Stephen Sullivan and cornerback Jayson Stanley from the practice squad.

Seattle is particularly thin at defensive back with Shaquill Griffin ruled out for Sunday and Ugo Amadi doubtful to play.

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Seahawks rookie TE Colby Parkinson practices in return from NFI list

Seattle Seahawks rookie tight end Colby Parkinson returned to practice from the Non-Football Injury List following the team’s Week-6 bye.

A few Seattle Seahawks players returned to the practice field Monday in a bonus session that marked the end of their Week 6 bye. Rookie tight end Colby Parkinson worked with his teammates after sitting out the first six weeks of the season while on the non-football injury list.

Parkinson, selected in the fourth round of this year’s draft, suffered a Jones fracture in his foot this offseason and underwent surgery in June. He can now practice with the team for three weeks before being added to the active roster or placed on injured reserve.

Coach Pete Carroll was impressed with the rookie’s first day on the field.

“He had a good first day, he had a really good first day,” Carroll told reporters. “We’ll just see what happens, see where it fits into the mix as we go. He’s a really smart kid, he’s been studying like crazy and I don’t think it’ll take him long to know his assignments and all that, but technique-wise and technically he’s going to have to show that he’s come a long ways before we can figure that he can help us or not.”

Parkinson has competition with four other tight ends on the active roster: Will Dissly, Jacob Hollister, Greg Olsen and Luke Willson.

Parkinson and the rest of the Seahawks return to practice Wednesday to prepare to take on the Cardinals in Arizona.

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2020 Seahawks roster cuts: Seattle trims squad down to 53 players

The Seattle Seahawks made the following cuts, releasing or waiving these players to trim to their roster down to 53 by the NFL’s deadline.

The Seattle Seahawks made a number of difficult decisions over the last couple of days to trim their roster down to the 53-player limit by the NFL’s deadline of Saturday, Sept. 5 at 1:00 p.m. PT.

While the roster will remain fluid over the next couple of days and the rest of the season, here’s a look at the players who were waived or released during the initial round of cuts. Keep in mind, some could be added back to active duty or placed on the practice squad.

Seattle has waived the following players:

T Tommy Champion

DT Demarcus Christmas

QB Danny Etling

WR Aaron Fuller

QB Anthony Gordon

LB Shaquem Griffin

WR Penny Hart

CB Gavin Heslop

DT P.J. Johnson

DT Cedrick Lattimore

WR Lance Lenoir

TE Tyler Mabry

S Chris Miller

DB Ryan Neal

CB Debione Renfro

DB Jayson Stanley

TE Stephen Sullivan

WR Cody Thompson

OT Chad Wheeler

The Seahawks also terminated the contracts of two veterans:

WR Paul Richardson

FB Nick Bellore

Click here to see the five players the Seahawks placed on reserve lists to start the 2020 season.

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5 Seattle Seahawks to start year on reserve lists after roster cutdowns

Five Seattle Seahawks will start the year on the following reserve lists after roster cutdowns: PUP, Non-Football Injury and Suspended.

The Seattle Seahawks have yet to announce their initial 53-man roster cuts, but there are a few reserve list additions that have hit the NFL’s official transactions for Saturday so far. Five players will be headed to reserve lists to start the season.

Running back Rashaad Penny (knee) has been placed on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.

Defensive end Darrell Taylor (leg), tight end Colby Parkison (foot) and defensive back D.J. Reed have landed on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury (NFI) list.

Finally, guard Kyle Fuller will miss the first two games of the season on the Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner list for violating the league’s substance policy.

While we wait for the Seahawks’ roster cutdowns to be revealed, take a look at our tracker to see Seattle’s latest rumored moves.

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Seahawks DE Darrell Taylor may start year on Non-Football Injury list

Seattle Seahawks defensive end Darrell Taylor may start the year on Non-Football Injury list as he continued to recover from leg surgery.

The Seattle Seahawks may be without one of their rookie draft picks for the first part of the regular season. Defensive end Darrell Taylor, who Seattle selected in the second round at No. 48 overall, may start the year on the Non-Football Injury List after all.

“We want to be patient with this because we want to get him back fully,” coach Pete Carroll told reporters Thursday after the Seahawks’ final practice of training camp. “NFI at the start of the year? That’s a real possibility. He’s not ready to go yet, so we’ll see how it goes.”

Taylor was placed on the NFI at the start of camp and has remained on the list all summer. He’s now spent the entire offseason trying to recover from the leg surgery he underwent to repair an injury he sustained last year.

Seattle did sign defensive end Damontre Moore on Thursday, who could help with the rotation if Taylor isn’t available for the first couple of months of the season.

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Pete Carroll confirms there is no damage to rookie DE Darrell Taylor’s knee

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll confirms there is no damage to rookie defensive end Darrell Taylor’s knee after offseason surgery.

Seattle Seahawks defensive end Darrell Taylor wasn’t able to practice with his teammates when they all took the field together for the first time on Wednesday. Taylor was placed on the non-football injury list on Aug. 3.

Taylor, who suffered a leg injury his senior year at Tennessee, underwent surgery this offseason and is still in recovery. Thankfully, there is no damage to his knee.

“He wasn’t ready to go,” coach Pete Carroll told reporters after practice. “There’s no damage to his knee, he’s just got to get back from the work he has been doing. I’m not sure how long it’s going to take. He has done some treatments and things that take a week or so to take hold and all of that, he got good response from that so far.”

With all preseason games canceled this summer, Taylor can take some extra time to ease back into practice. Carroll believes he could be participating near the end of the month.

“I’m hoping that in another couple of weeks we’ll know he’s ready to get back in it and go,” Carroll explained. “They’re working with him right now – he’s dying to get back and all – but it’s just not quite right. So we’ve just got to take our time and make sure that once he gets back, he’s back for good.”

The Seahawks practice Thursday and Friday before breaking on Saturday.

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Seahawks place 3 rookies on Non-Football Injury list

The Seattle Seahawks have placed three rookies on the Non-Football Injury list to start the team’s 2020 training camp.

The Seattle Seahawks completed a number of roster moves on Monday, correlating with the start of this year’s training camp.

First, Seattle placed running back Rashaad Penny on the Physically Unable to Perform list to buy him some more time to recover from his ACL injury.

Next, the Seahawks placed three rookies on the Non-Football Injury list: tight end Colby Parkinson and defensive ends Darrell Tayler and Marcus Webb. All three will count towards the active roster.

Finally, the Seahawks waived defensive end Josh Avery with a non-football injury designation. Seattle had signed the rookie as a free agent this May.

These four moves have now officially been listed on the NFL’s transaction wire.

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Former Seahawk Malik McDowell sentenced to 11 months in jail

Former Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Malik McDowell was sentenced to 11 months in jail according to Michigan court records.

Former Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Malik McDowell has been sentenced to 11 months in jail after pleading guilty to multiple crimes in Michigan, according to court records obtained by ESPN.

McDowell was also given three months of probation and ordered by a judge to write four essays over the next 90 days. The essay topics included finding meaning in life other than committing crimes, the importance of respecting the rule of law, the principles of the Declaration of Independence and how his behavior undermined them, and the importance of respecting property rights.

McDowell was the 35th overall pick in the 2017 draft by the Seahawks, but he was involved in an ATV accident just three months later and never played a down in the NFL.

McDowell was arrested in February of this year and charged with assault, resisting arrest and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He was found in possession of a stolen F-150 Raptor, which led to charges of receiving and concealing stolen property.

McDowell was also been previously arrested and given 12 months of probation for a drunken-driving incident, also in 2017, as well as a disorderly conduct charge outside an Atlanta nightclub.

After his latest sentence, McDowell apologized and vowed to be better, while indicating he still has hopes of playing in the NFL.

“I’m doing everything I need to do, seeing all the doctors I need to, working out … doing everything I can to get back to where I was, back to the NFL,” McDowell said, according to the Oakland Press, and added that he’s “very remorseful.”

McDowell’s legal issues don’t just stem from arrests. He has been sued by the Seahawks, who seek repayment of about $800,000 of his signing bonus after an arbitrator’s ruling.

McDowell spent two seasons on Seattle’s non-football injury list before getting waived.

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