Quote:In much more positive news, the Seahawks are expecting to get rookie receiver D'Wayne Eskridge and running back Travis Homer off of the physically unable to perform list next week.

"We're going to take the wrapping off of him next week," Carroll said of Eskridge, Seattle's first pick in the 2021 draft. "We're excited to get him back. He looks fantastic in his workouts. He looks great. We've got to make sure before he really gets into full-speed action that he's back and in condition for that, but as far as his power and his strength, (change of direction) all that kind of stuff, he's back. We're really looking forward to that… Travis Homer is at that same point too. Both of those guys are ready to bounce back next week."

(08-16-2021 07:48 AM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  Corey Davis seems to be a favorite target of new QB Zach Wilson.

(08-16-2021 09:11 AM)Hiller4Hyz09 Wrote:  My son says Ricci was mixing it up in his preseason game yesterday.

(08-16-2021 06:32 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  Very nice.

Where are we in the MAC for active NFL players, I wonder?

(08-16-2021 02:11 PM)SilentStryk09 Wrote:  Current list




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(08-16-2021 08:49 PM)BroncoMinor Wrote:  Corey Davis coming in at #91 on NFL Network's top 100. I think he has best season this year as Zach Wilson's #1 target.

Quote:The Broncos also designated wide receiver DeVontres Dukes, running back LeVante Bellamy and defensive lineman Deyon Sizer as waived/injured.

Quote:Yes, Seahawks receiver Dee Eskridge — listed as D’Wayne on the team’s roster — prefers to go by Dee.

That might be increasingly relevant now that Seattle’s first pick in the 2021 draft — taken 56th overall — is back on the field at the VMAC, taking part in practices all week after sitting out the first three weeks while dealing with a toe injury.

“I’m just happy to be healthy enough to be back out there again,’’ Eskridge said following Thursday’s practice in which he caught several passes during team drills in what was the most action he has gotten yet.

Actually, though, the first thing for Eskridge each day in recent weeks is the alarm clock going off at 5:15 a.m.

That’s so he can get to the VMAC each day and do a little extra work with notorious early riser Russell Wilson.

“Every morning, we get out here and we walk on the field at 5:45, 6 and me and him just go through plays for 45 minutes to an hour,’’ Wilson said. “There’s still dew on the grass, but it’s good to go through the plays and really visualize it. To go through everything mentally and focus on it.’’

Quote:Eskridge, who was taken off the PUP list Tuesday, said he now feels 100%.

And that means he can fully join the third-receiver battle, a spot usually held so far by Freddie Swain.

He said the workouts with Wilson and the other non-practice stuff he’s been able to do have him in a good place to hit the ground running, though he admitted he worried briefly he was falling behind as the injury lingered.

“It was some pressure at first,’’ Eskridge said.

But he said Carroll told him not to worry about that, instead just concentrate on getting better.

“They constantly encouraged me,’’ he said.

Whether Eskridge plays in the preseason remains to be determined — Carroll said this week that they hope he can but that he won’t be rushed just to try to make that happen.

Wilson, who has seen Eskridge in action more than anyone, says he has no question that when the time comes, Eskridge will prove worth the wait.

“He’s a really smart player, he’s as physical as can be,’’ Wilson said. “So to see why we drafted him — I knew why, but to be out here with him the first couple of days is really cool to see.

“… We’ve been spending so much extra class time together out in the field, like real reps out in the field. Running through every situation, every play, top to bottom. He’s doing a tremendous job with it. I have tremendous confidence in what he’s doing, and I’m super excited about him.”

(08-21-2021 02:10 PM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  Hey mods, can we pin this thread for the season?

(09-01-2021 02:37 PM)WMU2013 Wrote:  Giovanni Ricci made the Panthers as a FB