Seattle Seahawks: 10 veterans on the hot seat
RB – Rashaad Penny
Dead Money – $2.03M, Cap Savings – $1.36M
When does the 2018 first-round pick run out of chances? In three seasons with the Seahawks, he has 981 yards from scrimmage; 226 of those yards came over two games in 2019. Believe it or not, Seattle comes out ahead by cutting him rather than trading him away.
RB – Travis Homer
Dead Money – $71.7K, Cap Savings – $814K
When he plays, Travis Homer shows flashes of talent. Unfortunately, he hasn’t played consistently enough to warrant a guaranteed spot. Going into camp, Homer is likely the fourth running back on Seattle’s depth chart. Alex Collins is just as productive and can win the job. Also, Seattle might not even keep four running backs on the main roster.
WR – John Ursua and/or Penny Hart
Dead Money – $0, Cap Savings – $750K
Barring injury, the top four receivers are set. D.K. Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, Freddie Swain, and this year’s second-round draft choice D’Wayne Eskridge are all making the roster. That puts John Ursua and Penny Hart in a battle for the fifth receiver spot.
Even that job isn’t guaranteed to either of them. Although Ursua and Hart have more experience with Seattle, some newcomers could make both obsolete. The Seahawks signed a pair of undrafted free agents, Tamorrion Terry (Florida State) and Cade Johnson (South Dakota State), who both have enough raw potential to win jobs in camp.
NFL.com had Johnson as a fourth-round talent, so it was a bit surprising he went undrafted. Due to COVID-19, it was tough for small school players to get noticed this year, which is why he likely fell out of the draft.
Ursua and Hart are on $750K contracts with no guaranteed money. Seattle can save at least $120K each by replacing them with undrafted rookies (or Aaron Fuller). The bottom line here is both have been around the team long enough to know what kind of player they are. Their time in Seattle is running out quickly. Tick tock.
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— Seattle ON Tap (@SeattleONTap) December 6, 2020