Seattle Seahawks: 3 Players out of place on current roster
By Samuel Teets
Jaron Brown
When your team drafts three players at your position in one go, then you should be worried about your spot. Well, the Seahawks selected D.K. Metcalf (second round), Gary Jennings (fourth round) and John Ursua (seventh round) in this year’s draft and Brown is suddenly on the hot seat.
When Brown signed a two-year, $5.5 million contract with Seattle last offseason, he was coming off of his best year as a pro. The 2013 undrafted free agent spent the first five seasons of his career in Arizona, where he posted 31 receptions, 477 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 2017.
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However, Brown was not able to match his 2017 production last season. Coming to Seattle from Arizona, Brown appeared in all 16 games last season, but he only started in two of them. To his credit, Brown did record five touchdowns, but his other totals took huge drops. He recorded just 14 receptions and 166 receiving yards, which ranked seventh and sixth on the team, respectively. Now, Brown carries the 11th highest cap hit on the whole team.
Tyler Lockett, David Moore, Malik Turner and Brown are all returning from last season. Those four have to compete with the three drafted rookies, 2018 practice squad members Keenan Reynolds and Caleb Scott, and undrafted free agents like Jazz Ferguson and Terry Wright for roster spots.
Looking at all of those names, you’ll notice the Seahawks wide receiver room is pretty crowded. And if you think the undrafted free agents aren’t legitimate contenders for the roster, just remember where Doug Baldwin came from.
The bottom line is the Seahawks are going to have some tough decisions to make when it’s time to trim the roster. Brown might look like a good veteran to have on paper, but he has limited upside and won’t even see a lot of playing time this year. Add that together with his contract, and suddenly he looks expendable.