Tag: Robert Turbin

Seahawks bring in former running back Alex Collins for workout

The Seattle Seahawks hosted a pair of young free agent running backs, Alex Collins and Roc Thomas, for a workout on Monday.

The Seattle Seahawks are constantly surveying the open market and doing their due diligence to make sure they have the best possible 53-man roster at any given moment.

That’s why it shouldn’t come as a surprise that, on the heels of signing two veteran running backs off the street last week, the team already had two other free agent backs, Alex Collins and Roc Thomas, working out at their practice facility on Monday.

“We’re just making sure we’re doing everything we can,” coach Pete Carroll said on Monday afternoon. “We’re just looking. Continuing to compete and see who’s out there.”

Collins is a familiar name, having been drafted by the Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2016 draft and playing in 11 games with them as a rookie.

He ended up getting cut before the 2017 season and played two years in Baltimore. He has been out this year in part due to injury and also because of a three-game suspension handed down by the NFL for drug possession.

At age 25, he still has plenty left in the tank, and his familiarity with the offense makes him an appealing target should Seattle need another running back before their season ends.

Thomas, 24, appeared in five games for the Vikings as a rookie in 2018. He spent the preseason with the Bills, but has yet to appear with an NFL team in 2019.

The Seahawks currently have Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin alongside rookie Travis Homer in the backfield, with Xavier Turner on the practice squad.

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3 things to watch: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers will meet in the final regular season game of the NFL season on Sunday at 5:20 p.m. PT.

The Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers are playing the last, and arguably best, regular season game of the season on Sunday night.

Whichever team wins will secure the NFC West title and a top three seed in the playoffs, while a loss would move Seattle into fifth place and a first round road game against either Dallas or Philadelphia.

That alone makes this must-watch football, and factoring in the triumphant return of Marshawn Lynch to the Seattle offense should make this game an instant classic, much like the team’s first matchup in Week 10.

How much action Beast Mode gets, how Seattle handles George Kittle and pass protection issues up front are three of the biggest storylines in this game, and all three are previewed in this article.

Kickoff tonight is at 5:20 p.m. PT. You won’t want to miss out.

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“Seamless” return to Seahawks for Marshawn Lynch, Robert Turbin

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll was impressed with Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin this week, but he won’t divulge Sunday’s game plan.

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll likes to keep things close to the chest, especially when that information could be used by opposing teams to help game plan.

That’s why he was understandably unwilling to divulge Seattle’s plan with their two new running backs, Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin.

“You’re gonna have to wait and find out,” Carroll quipped when asked about workload possibilities for the two veterans. “You’ll see. You’ll see.”

Lynch and Turbin were each signed on Monday to replace Chris Carson (hip) and C.J. Prosise (arm) who were both placed on the injured reserve.

Rookie Travis Homer is expected to handle the majority of the carries for Seattle, but Lynch and Turbin are both going to be a part of the game plan.

Carroll did admit to being impressed with how quickly the duo fit right in at practice, even with their prior experience in Seattle.

“Both Marshawn and Robert Turbin did a nice job and worked hard with us and fit right in,” Carroll said. “It’s hard to imagine how it could be so seamless in terms of their learning and all but they’re veteran guys and they get it and they did a great job…You’ll see the plan on how we’re going to play these guys … I don’t have any hesitation at all in what we’re doing.”

Lynch is a borderline Hall of Famer who has not played since October of 2018, but who spent a half decade in Seattle. Beast Mode is perhaps the most well-known running back in franchise history, and his return means far more than any performance he could give the team on the field Sunday.

Turbin is not as well-known, but he is quietly an excellent third-down back and a pass protector , and he will fit in nicely as a replacement for Prosise.

The Seahawks can win the NFC West with a win on Sunday night, and still have an outside chance at a first round bye depending on how the Packers and Saints do.

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Russell Wilson reunites with best friend in Robert Turbin

The Seattle Seahawks brought back Russell Wilson’s best friend, Robert Turbin, who originally joined the team in the 2012 draft class.

The Seattle Seahawks brought back a pair of familiar faces this week, signing former running backs Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin to replace Chris Carson and C.J. Prosise.

While Lynch’s return has garnered the most attention, understandably, Turbin’s reputation as a strong blocker and receiver out of the backfield will make him an appealing replacement for Prosise as the team’s no. 3 back.

More than that, Turbin is a strong locker room presence as a six-year NFL veteran, and his return is a chance to reunite quarterback Russell Wilson with his best friend.

“He was in my wedding,” Wilson said on Thursday. “A guy that I’ve been super close to ever since day one.”

Turbin and Wilson both came to Seattle in their incredible 2012 NFL Draft class, joined by Bobby Wagner, Bruce Irvin and J.R. Sweezy.

Wilson went in the third round, with Turbin following a round later and joining Wagner as picks out of Utah State. However, despite the relationship with Wagner, Turbin and Wilson took to each other right away.

“I’ll never forget when we had the rookie symposium,” Wilson continued. “It was the first time all of us Seahawks being together and everything. I walked into my hotel room and there was Robert Turbin. He was my roommate. I remember us sitting there listening to oldies and just jamming out and having fun. Talking life, getting to know each other and everything else. Fast forward, we went to the event and everything those couple days or whatever it was. I remember us going to Canton, being in Canton and going to the Hall of Fame and walking around and talking about where we wanted to go and how we wanted to get there. Every day, we’ve always supported each other.”

The two remained teammates from 2012-2014, before Turbin was claimed off waivers by the Browns in September of 2015.

Turbin bounced around in 2015 before spending three years with Indianapolis, where he last played in October of 2018.

While Turbin’s career has not gone quite according to plan, his relationship with Wilson was no doubt a key in his return to the Seahawks, and should help him contribute on game day.

“Our roads have been slightly different, but they’ve been the same,” Wilson said. “We’ve always supported each other and always been together, even when we’re apart. He’s one of my best friends in the world. A guy who works extremely hard. A guy who’s ready to play, excited to play. He’s a guy who’s tough as nails.”

Turbin may not be called upon to do much on Sunday, but his presence should have a positive impact on Wilson’s morale heading into the biggest (and final) game of the regular season.

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Robert Turbin looking ahead to run game ‘based off of flow and rhythm’

Seattle Seahawks running back Robert Turbin believes he will contribute against the 49ers alongside Marshawn Lynch and rookie Travis Homer.

Marshawn Lynch wasn’t the only running back the Seahawks added to the roster this week. Seattle also signed another familiar face – Robert Turbin – who hopes to contribute to the team’s playoff run.

“It’s a good feeling, it’s a great feeling,” Turbin told reporters Thursday. “It’s like a dream come true. It’s like getting drafted all over again. This is the place I wanted to be if I had my choice. God made it happen. I’m here, I’m extremely blessed, and excited for the opportunity.”

Turbin was originally selected by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft out of Utah State and played three years in Seattle. Since then, he has spent time with the Browns, Cowboys and Colts. His last workout was for the Raiders back in March.

Both Turbin and Lynch – who has been away from football for over a year – have some catching up to do before Sunday’s contest.

“Like I said, I have been training and I believe Marshawn has as well,” Turbin explained. “Obviously, the game is much different. You throw the pads on and the helmet and the intensity of the game is obviously higher. You can’t–that’s really hard to mimic when you’re training. Guys talk about it all the time when they come back for training camp. It’s like man, I thought I was in shape until I got here to training camp.

“We’ll see how it goes, I think it will be based off of flow and rhythm.”

Both running backs are expected to play on Sunday but rookie Travis Homer is the likely candidate to carry the majority of the load.

“We’ll have great communication on Sunday, but we definitely want to be able to contribute enough to help us win the football game,” Turbin said.

Turbin and Lynch have just two more days to find that “flow and rhythm” before they face the 49ers in what is arguably the Seahawks’ biggest game of the season.

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Fitness not an issue for Seattle Seahawks RB Robert Turbin

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll felt running back Robert Turbin’s conditioning has him more than ready to step back onto an NFL field.

As easy as it is to focus exclusively on the return of Marshawn Lynch to the Seattle Seahawks – a potentially storybook ending to his illustrious career – the team also signed another running back, Robert Turbin, on Monday.

“Turbo is in the house,” Pete Carroll quipped at his Wednesday press conference. “He’s ready to go.”

Turbin, like Lynch, has not seen the field since October of 2018. Also like Lynch, Turbin was a member of the Seahawks in the Super Bowl winning 2013 season, serving as a change-of-pace back behind Beast Mode himself.

Turbin is expected to come in and compete to be the team’s third down back, effectively replacing C.J. Prosise. The 30-year-old is effective in pass protection and a decent receiver, although he has not had much success running the football in his career.

Still, Carroll needed to make sure his new (old) running backs were in good enough shape to handle a game workload, and that was not even remotely an issue with Turbin.

“He looked very fit,” Carroll continued. “He’s always been such a stud. Strong. Quick. Explosive. He’s been working on it really hard. He looked very fit.”

Turbin has always been known for his physical fitness, so no surprises there. How effective he can be in a limited role on Sunday remains to be seen, but Seattle will no doubt need him to help protect Russell Wilson from San Francisco’s strong defense if they want to win the NFC West and get a top three seed in the playoffs.

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Signing Marshawn Lynch is a boom-or-bust move for Seahawks

Signing Marshawn Lynch to shore up their depleted running back unit is a bold move for the Seattle Seahawks and could be boom or bust.

Marshawn Lynch’s recent return to the Seattle Seahawks has generated a lot of buzz over the past 48 hours.

The team had become desperate for running backs in the wake of the injuries to Chris Carson and CJ Prosise. In addition to signing Robert Turbin to complement rookie Travis Homer, they made a bold and perhaps desperate move coaxing “Beast Mode” back to the game. This set Twitter ablaze, with Seahawks fans are particularly excited to no one’s surprise.

However, Lynch should not be expected to revert to his prime form by any means. He is 33 years old and his abilities are not what they used to be. This is the second time he has come out of retirement, initially bowing out after the 2015 season and later returning to play for his hometown Oakland Raiders in 2017 before retiring again after 2018. In addition, he did not play in 20 games over the last three seasons he spent in the NFL, so his durability is a serious question.

Of course, there is always a chance that Seattle will catch lightning in a bottle with Lynch again. However, fans should not be surprised if he does not stay healthy or display the same amount of power and speed that made him such a joy to watch in his prime years.

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Seahawks will ‘lean’ on running back Travis Homer Week 17 against 49ers

Despite the additions of Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin, Seahawks rookie Travis Homer is likely to see the most touches against the 49ers.

The Seattle Seahawks made a number of roster moves on Monday, including signing running backs Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin to bolster the position following season-ending injuries to Chris Carson and C.J. Prosise.

Before the additions, Travis Homer was the lone running back on the active roster. Despite being a rookie, he remains the option with the most familiarity with the playbook heading into Sunday.

“Travis is ready to go,” coach Pete Carroll said Tuesday. “He’s knows everything. He’s been through all of our system for the whole year. He showed that he was ready to play football and he did a good job in the game. We lean on him because of his background with us and his toughness and his speed and his playmaking. We’re pleased to have that opportunity. That’s good fortune to have him ready to go.”

Carroll did say that both Lynch and Turbin should get some time against the 49ers but he needs to see how both respond on the practice field, first.

“We’ll just fit the guys in,” Carroll explained. “Give me a couple days here. This is like the first day.”

The Seahawks have Wednesday off for the Christmas holiday, so Lynch and Turbin will have just days to get ready to battle San Francisco.

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Pete Carroll updates Seahawks injury situations ahead of Week 17

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll provided a litany of injury updates ahead of the team’s Week 17 matchup with the San Francisco 49ers.

The Seattle Seahawks head into Christmas with a brand new backfield, although the two new names aren’t exactly unfamiliar ones.

Still, Seattle has a lot of work to do to get Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin up to speed before they take on the 49ers on Sunday night.

Fortunately, it sounds like many of Seattle’s other starters are on their way back to the field, which should help shore things up, in particular on the defensive side of things.

Carroll confirmed that both Jadeveon Clowney and Shaquill Griffin practiced on Tuesday, and their status looks very promising for Sunday. That gives Seattle two huge components of their defense back after they missed Sunday’s dud against the Cardinals.

Carroll was much less confident about safety Quandre Diggs.

“It’s going to be slow early in the week,” Carroll said on Wednesday. We’re going to take it all the way until the end of the week and see how he responds. . . It’s going to be slow. It’s going to be later in the week before we know anything about him.”

Carroll had similar thoughts about SAM linebacker Mychal Kendricks, who did play on Sunday but has been nursing a hamstring injury for the past few weeks.

“He made it through,” Carroll said. “He’s a little sore from the work. I won’t know how he’s doing until later in the week.”

Lastly, Carroll provided an update on the left side of the offensive line, starting with guard Mike Iupati.

“Mike is practicing today,” Carroll said. “Seems to be alright.”

Carroll reported the minor surgery Duane Brown had went well, but that they won’t know much about his status until later in the week.

“No surprises, but a very necessary clean up that was needed,” Carroll continued. “He’s just a couple days out. He just got back here today, I think. We don’t know a whole lot. Everything was reported to be exactly like they had anticipated and there were no surprises.”

The Seahawks won’t practice on Wednesday, but an estimated practice report will come out in the afternoon and will give fans an idea of how close many key pieces to the team are to playing on Sunday in a battle for supremacy in the NFC West.

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Twitter reacts to Marshawn Lynch re-signing with the Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks brought back franchise icon Marshawn Lynch on Monday night, and Twitter exploded.

The Seattle Seahawks gave fans an early Christmas present on Monday, signing franchise icon Marshawn Lynch out of retirement.

He will join his former teammate, Robert Turbin, in Seattle’s new (old?) backfield ahead of their crucial Week 17 matchup with the San Francisco 49ers.

Beast Mode’s return caused quite the stir on social media. Lynch was an icon in Seattle, where he played from 2010-2015. His ‘beastquake’ run in the playoffs against New Orleans is perhaps the most iconic play in franchise history, and his goofy personality, love of skittles, and relationship with the media made him an international superstar.

Reaction on Twitter after Lynch’s signing was immediate, which is understandable after the reunion was teased nearly 12 hours earlier by Pete Carroll on 710 ESPN’s Monday morning radio show.

Fans, celebrities, athletes, and former Seahawks all jumped on social media to give their take on Lynch’s return to the Emerald City.

The Seahawks will take on the 49ers on Sunday night in what will be perhaps the most anticipated regular season game of the entire NFL season.

Kickoff is slated for 5:20 p.m. PT.

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