Seahawks Sign Former 49er. Not That One, Though.
The Seahawks made a couple more roster moves today. Although one of the newest Seahawks is indeed a former member of the San Francisco NFL franchise, he didn’t play quarterback. You can’t accuse me of throwing that name out there to suck you in.
Seahawks sign former 49er to backup – nope, not quarterback
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No, the former 49er player is Marcus Cromartie. He got into 21 games for the 49ers over the past three season. He was cut by the Buffalo Bills about three weeks ago, after they added him in April. The San Diego Chargers originally signed Cromartie in 2013 as an undrafted free agent. The Cleveland Browns briefly had him on their practice squad in 2014 before the 49ers signed him. Cromartie has played most of his career at cornerback although the Seahawks list him at free safety.
The other player the Seahawks signed today is Jordan Simone. A former walk-on at Arizona State, Simone attended the Seahawks rookie minicamp in mid-May. I guess Jordan can just retweet this:
Happy to announce that I'm 100% healthy and have been given an opportunity to play with my hometown team, the Seattle Seahawks.
— Jordan Simone (@JordanSimone38) April 29, 2017
The hometown kid gets his shot, again
Simone is from Sammamish Washington, which gives him about .001% of an extra chance to make the roster. Hey, every little bit helps. He’s coming back from surgery to repair an ACL tear in 2015. Let’s face it, if the coaches had really loved the kid, he would have been signed after rookie camp. If he makes the roster, it will prove his Twitter profile is right: “Hard Work Beats Talent!”
Both men were signed for depth throughout OTAs more than anything. Both Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas are out for now rehabbing their own injuries. So while it’s likely both Cromartie and Simone will have short stays in Seattle, a chance is a chance.
The two players cut to make room were undrafted free agent wide receiver Speedy Noil, and in what might be a bit of a surprise, running back Troymaine Pope. One has to think that the team is more familiar with Pope than some of their rookies. So perhaps they’re more willing to take the risk of letting him hit the market, hoping he’ll still be available later should they need to re-sign him.
In the least shocking news of the year, you’ll be seeing a lot more of these roster moves over the next few months.