";s:4:"text";s:4295:" The initial 53-man roster the Seahawks set for the 2020 season didn’t last a day before undergoing change as Seattle claimed linebacker D’Andre Walker off waivers Sunday morning and waived cornerback Linden Stephens in a corresponding move.The Seahawks also signed Shaquem Griffin, Stephen Sullivan, Danny Etling and 11 others to the practice squad Sunday.Walker, a 6-foot-2, 251-pounder who played at Georgia before being taken in the fifth round last year by Tennessee, will join the Seahawks as an edge rusher and maybe strongside linebacker.Walker missed all of last season with an injury for the Titans and then was regarded as a somewhat surprising cut by the team (though the Titans may also have had a good inkling at that point that Jadeveon Clowney would be coming on board and that it made sense to clear out an edge rusher to make room).“I loved his attitude,” Tennessee coach Mike Vrabel said of Walker at the combine in February.
To make room for Walker, the Seahawks waived cornerback Linden Stephens, who was one of the surprises to make the roster on Saturday. Stephen Sullivan, a tight end out of LSU, was a seventh-round draft pick of the Seahawks. Given a four-star ranking by ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports, and Scout, while earning the No. Tennessee defeated Indiana 23-22. Seattle shared that the LSU product will once again be a wideout. “He was excited to learn.
Seattle drafted Sullivan with the No. Walker was a fifth-round pick in 2019 but has yet to make his NFL debut after spending all of last season on injured reserve. Seattle has tried to fix the pass rush with quantity over proven quality for the most part.The tight end room will be fine without Sullivan and Parkinson, however. ® SEAHAWKS, SEAHAWKS LOGO, SPIRIT OF 12, WE ARE 12, BRING ON THE 12, LEGION OF BOOM, 12 and 12S are trademarks of the Seattle Seahawks. Early round choices should be able to help their teams quickly and Taylor is an edge rusher and Seattle needs all those they can get.
® The term 12th MAN is a trademark of Texas A & M University and its use is pursuant to a license agreement with the university.The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. Seahawks claim LB D’Andre Walker, sign Stephen Sullivan, Shaquem Griffin and 12 others to practice squad Sep. 6, 2020 at 10:13 am Updated Sep. 6, 2020 at 7:46 pm https://sports.yahoo.com/stephen-sullivan-didn-t-believe-213007819.html