Seattle Seahawks 2022 Training Camp: 8 veterans on the hot seat
WR – Penny Hart
Dead Money – $0, Cap Savings – $895K
The odds are not in Penny Hart‘s favor to remain with the Seattle Seahawks. With Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, Dee Eskridge, and Freddie Swain returning from last season, plus a pair of seventh round draft picks this year, Bo Melton and Dareke Young, the numbers game doesn’t work for him.
Last year he was battling for the fifth receiver spot. Even that looks like an uphill battle now. Hart is competing with Marquise Goodwin, Cody Thompson, Aaron Fuller, and Cade Johnson to be the seventh receiver (maybe sixth if someone gets hurt).
WR – Marquise Goodwin
Dead Money – $152K, Cap Savings – $895K
See Penny Hart.
RB – Travis Homer
Dead Money – $36K, Cap Savings – $965K
Much like Hart, Travis Homer manages to stick around. He’s had his moments, like last season’s 73-yard touchdown run on a fake punt against San Francisco in Game 12.
Additionally, Homer is injury prone. He’s missed 10 games in three pro seasons. One million dollars seems like a lot of money for a fourth-string running back who doubles as a special teams surprise.
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OL – Phil Haynes
Dead Money – $0, Cap Savings – $2.45M
Phil Haynes is here for several reasons. Kyle Fuller or Dakoda Shepley could be in this spot just as easily. This is another bang-for-the-buck decision. Due to various injury issues, the Seattle Seahawks 2019 fourth-round pick from Wake Forest has played a total of 7 games in 3 years.
For $2.45M, the Seahawks can get a lineman whose ready to play and can protect the quarterback when necessary. Haynes has talent, but sometimes the best ability is availability. Something that he struggles mightily with.