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Despite winning the Super Bowl this year and being primed to contend again, the Seattle Seahawks aren’t loading up on veteran help. They have the second-youngest average age of free agent signings in the NFL this offseason.
It helps that they’ve signed just eight, with only four being outside additions. With how well it worked last year, it’s understandable why they’d want to keep most of the team together. They didn’t break the bank to bring back Kenneth Walker III, Boye Mafe, Coby Bryant, or Tariq Woolen, but they did bring back Josh Jobe, Drake Thomas and Josh Jones on reasonable deals while matching market value for Rashid Shaheed and Jake Bobo.
While this is typical for contending teams to do, they also usually go after more experienced players. The Seahawks found that experience in a rare way, without making their roster older. Their four outside additions- D’Anthony Bell, Noah Igbinoghene, Rodney Thomas II, and Emanuel Wilson- all have several years of NFL experience with different teams, but none are past their physical prime.
The Seahawks are sticking to their code, which should be expected for a team that uses “M.O.B” ties as one of their mottos. They won big with explosiveness, and won’t sacrifice that while building the next edition of their roster. Other NFC contenders like the 49ers, Bears, and Eagles are signing older players, while even though some like the Rams and Lions are on the younger side, it’s another area where Seattle has succeeded at chasing edges.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Seahawks free agency: Seattle is prioritizing young roster
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It helps that they’ve signed just eight, with only four being outside additions. With how well it worked last year, it’s understandable why they’d want to keep most of the team together. They didn’t break the bank to bring back Kenneth Walker III, Boye Mafe, Coby Bryant, or Tariq Woolen, but they did bring back Josh Jobe, Drake Thomas and Josh Jones on reasonable deals while matching market value for Rashid Shaheed and Jake Bobo.
While this is typical for contending teams to do, they also usually go after more experienced players. The Seahawks found that experience in a rare way, without making their roster older. Their four outside additions- D’Anthony Bell, Noah Igbinoghene, Rodney Thomas II, and Emanuel Wilson- all have several years of NFL experience with different teams, but none are past their physical prime.
The Seahawks are sticking to their code, which should be expected for a team that uses “M.O.B” ties as one of their mottos. They won big with explosiveness, and won’t sacrifice that while building the next edition of their roster. Other NFC contenders like the 49ers, Bears, and Eagles are signing older players, while even though some like the Rams and Lions are on the younger side, it’s another area where Seattle has succeeded at chasing edges.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Seahawks free agency: Seattle is prioritizing young roster
Continue reading...
