What should the Seahawks do with C.J. Prosise?

The Seahawks’ C.J. Prosise gets hurt. The running back has hardly played since he was drafted in Seattle. Is he worth keeping for 2018?

The Seahawks drafted C.J. Prosise to be a versatile member of the offense. Prosise has the ability to play receiver and running back. But so far in his Seattle career, Prosise has only shown the versatility to injure different parts of his body.

I am sure Prosise is a fine human being and I wish him well. But the NFL is a business and players need to earn their pay. Prosise simply has not done this so far. And Seattle took Rashaad Penny in the first round of the 2018 draft. This moves Prosise to at least third on the depth chart.

The problem is that the running back has had moments of brilliance. In 2016, Seattle would not have won on the road in New England in week 10 if Prosise didn’t have a great game. The following week he ran for a long touchdown run early against the Philadelphia Eagles and on the play was hurt. Prosise missed the rest of the season.

In 2017, Prosise was mostly invisible, on the field and off it. He ran for a total of 23 yards on 11 carries and caught six passes on 11 targets. Prosise played in only five games and was ineffective the entire year.

Prosise financially

The question with Prosise becomes financial. He doesn’t count much in terms of cap money. In 2018 he could make $833,116 and in 2019, Prosise’s final year of his current contract, he could earn $918,116.

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The real issue with Prosise is whether he can be healthy and consistently productive enough to earn anything. The Seahawks need good players who stay on the field and cannot afford any misses. Whether Prosise makes $1 or $5 million, he needs to play. If he can’t, another player needs to be on the roster in his spot.