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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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Seahawks waive UDFA DE Marcus Webb from Non-Football Injury list

The Seattle Seahawks waived undrafted free agent defensive end Marcus Webb from the Non-Football Injury list ahead of the 2020 season.

In the wake of the return of Patrick Carr and Seth Dawkins, the Seattle Seahawks have waived defensive end Marcus Webb off their Non-Football Injury list, reducing their roster to 78 players. The waiver was listed on Saturday’s official NFL transaction wire.

Seattle now has two roster spots available, but who the Seahawks plan to bring in is not clear. Jadeveon Clowney is still without a team, despite his statement that he would sign with a team before the 2020 season starts. The Cowboys have now officially signed Everson Griffen and there are not many high-profile players left in free agency.

The Seahawks could also take a minor player or two for depth purposes or promote someone from the practice squad, but they have the opportunity to make a couple of moves here, whatever the ramifications may be.

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Seahawks re-sign receiver Seth Dawkins and running back Patrick Carr

The Seattle Seahawks re-signed wide receiver Seth Dawkins and running back Patrick Carr, who were both waived in July ahead of training camp.

The Seattle Seahawks executed a pair of roster moves on Friday, re-signing a couple of players the team had waived just last month.

Wide receiver Seth Dawkins and running back Patrick Carr are both now back on Seattle’s active roster.

Dawkins and Carr had both initially signed with the Seahawks in May as undrafted rookie free agents.

Seattle now only has one spot open on the 80-man roster.

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Why FIU RB Anthony Jones could make Seahawks roster

Anthony Jones fought through a nearly fatal drive by shooting in 2018, and now he’s looking to fight his way onto the Seahawks roster.

The Seattle Seahawks brought in a whopping 17 undrafted free agents from the 2020 class to compete for spots on the active roster.

Most years, teams are lucky to get one UDFA to make the squad, as they are primarily brought in to give the team extra bodies during training camp.

However, the Seahawks have had plenty of luck in the past, going all the way back to Dave Krieg, and including Jermaine Kearse, Doug Baldwin and more recently, defensive tackle Poona Ford.

Yesterday, we took a look at Patrick Carr’s chances of making the roster, noting he could get an opportunity if Penny is sidelined into the regular season, or if any other running backs end up on the shelf.

However, he’d have to beat out Seattle’s other undrafted free agent running back, Anthony Jones, who like Carr is a short, stockier power back.

Jones fits Seattle’s bill not just as a running back, but as a man who has undergone tremendous personal hardship to get where he is today. Jones was the victim of a drive-by shooting in September of 2018, forcing him to be hospitalized for weeks.

He ended up missing seven weeks but managed to fight his way back onto the field later that season, and returned for his senior year to rush for 867 yards and nine touchdowns.

Now, he’ll compete alongside Carr and the rest of Seattle’s running back room, including Travis Homer and DeeJay Dallas, for a role on the Seahawks in 2020.

Realistically, barring multiple injuries, Carr and Jones are likely battling for one spot on the practice squad. Both players are of similar build and had success at the collegiate level, so how they look between the tackles in training camp will go a long way toward determining who gets to stick around once September rolls around.

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Why Houston RB Patrick Carr could make Seahawks roster

Patrick Carr is a short, stocky running back, a position where depth is crucial. The Seattle Seahawks could really use him in 2020.

The Seattle Seahawks brought in a whopping 17 undrafted free agents from the 2020 class to compete for spots on the active roster.

Most years, teams are lucky to get one UDFA to make the squad, as they are primarily brought in to give the team extra bodies during training camp.

However, the Seahawks have had plenty of luck in the past, going all the way back to Dave Krieg, and including Jermaine Kearse, Doug Baldwin and more recently, defensive tackle Poona Ford.

Undrafted free agent running backs have had a recent run of success in the NFL, including Phillip Lindsay of the Broncos and Matt Breida with the 49ers (now with the Dolphins).

The Seahawks also had a ton of success with Chris Carson, a seventh round pick back in 2017. Carson will be joined by Rashaad Penny (if/when he is healthy) veteran Carlos Hyde and a pair of young backs from the University of Miami, Travis Homer and DeeJay Dallas, for Seattle in 2020.

That doesn’t appear to leave a lot of room for Patrick Carr, an undrafted free agent out of the University of Houston, although Seattle’s recent bad luck with injuries to their running back room could certainly open up a spot for Carr to contribute at some point during the 2020 campaign.

Carr began his collegiate career at the University of Colorado, where he rushed 66 times for 272 yards and a touchdown in 2015 before transferring to join the Houston Cougars.

He exploded his junior year, rushing 152 times for 868 yards (5.7 yards per carry) along with five touchdowns. He only made it into six games his senior year, thanks to injuries, which hampered his draft stock and may have left Seattle with a bargain pickup.

Carr is built like former running back Maurice Jones-Drew, coming in at five-foot-eight and weighing 207 pounds. His stocky frame and sneaky speed make him an intriguing running back prospect, and one who could flourish learning from Carson and Hyde in Seattle’s system.

It’s hard to imagine him breaking camp with the team, unless injuries pile up, but considering what happened last year this team would be wise to keep him stashed on the practice squad, in case he is needed.

Who knows, if he gets himself into game situations he might just stick around.

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A look at Seahawks running back room after Carlos Hyde signing

The Seattle Seahawks have an abundance of running backs after signing Carlos Hyde, but after last year’s injuries, they are playing it safe.

The Seattle Seahawks began the offseason with a perilous running back situation, following the season-ending injuries suffered by Chris Carson, Rashaad Penny and C.J. Prosise near the end of the 2019 season.

Prosise is gone, along with Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin – who were both signed as emergency depth in December – which leaves Seattle with Carson and Penny as well as second-year back Travis Homer from last year.

Seattle shored up some depth by selecting DeeJay Dallas in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft, and they added even more depth by signing Carlos Hyde to a one-year deal worth up to $4 million for 2020.

So – now the Seahawks have five players (Carson, Penny, Hyde, Homer and Dallas) all competing for snaps at tailback, with Nick Bellore still on the roster at fullback and a pair of undrafted free agents, Patrick Carr and Anthony Jones, in the running as well.

The biggest question, which will remain unknown until training camp opens, is the health of Penny. All signs point to Carson, who had surgery on his hip in December, returning to 100 percent health by the time things open back up again.

However, there have been rumblings that Penny, who tore his ACL, will begin training camp on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, and even some concern that could spill into the regular season if he does not get any time during the preseason to get his legs under him.

That would certainly help explain the Hyde signing, as he would be a more than capable No. 2 running back to Carson while Penny is out. How the team will handle the trio when Penny is healthy remains to be seen, and it sure looks like Homer, who filled in admirably late last season, has been relegated to special teams duties once again, this time alongside Dallas, who may have a hard time even staying on the roster once Penny is healthy.

Of course, Seattle saw firsthand what happens when a team doesn’t have enough running back depth, or when they all manage to get hurt at once, so they will do their best to have everyone ready to step up as needed this season – and they’ll almost certainly have Beast Mode on speed dial.

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