Seattle Seahawks: 5 no-strings-attached candidates to back up Geno Smith
Chip Clark
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2. Jake Luton
Going into Sunday’s game, former Oregon State signal-caller Jake Luton is third on the Seattle Seahawks depth chart. This is his first season with the Seahawks. In 2020, Jacksonville used a sixth-round pick on him.
As a rookie, he saw action in three games, completing 54.5 percent of his passes for 624 yards. The Jags benched Luton in favor of Mike Glennon after throwing six interceptions.
So far, the Seahawks haven’t shown him much love. He had to fight for a spot with veteran Sean Manion in camp for a spot on the team. After winning a job, the Seahawks cut him anyway to make room for defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche. Seattle re-signed Luton shortly after to the practice squad, where he’s been ever since.
This option can’t be very appealing to the Seahawks or their fans.
1. Cam Newton
A former number one overall draft pick and NFL MVP (2015), Cam Newton is the best of the quarterback leftovers. He most recently played with New England in 2020. Newton was famously cut from Patriots training camp last month in favor of rookie Mac Jones.
Last year he went 7-8 as the Pats starter. He completed 242 of 368 for 2,657 yards with 8 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. As is his custom, Newton also picked up big yards on the ground, rushing for 592 yards and 12 more scores.
With the good also comes some bad. Newton comes with baggage, and generally, the Seahawks try to avoid drama. If it comes down to it, Carroll might have to make some compromises to bring in someone who could thrive in offensive coordinator Shane Waldron’s system if called on.
Cam Newton against the Seahawks was the most enjoyable Cam Newton games I've ever watched. He almost led his team to three 4th quarter touchdowns in a comeback win. I speed ran his best 5 plays in the 4th quarter because of the 140 second Twitter video limit so check it out: pic.twitter.com/b4yibKxjvL
— Seth Galina (@pff_seth) September 23, 2020
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