Seahawks transactions: Seattle signs Marcelias Sutton

The Seahawks like to find hidden gems in undrafted free agents. Did they just get another one in running back Marcelias Sutton?

The Seahawks signed a running back today they hope will give them some explosive ability on third down. Marcelias Sutton bounced around a bit in college, going from junior college to the University of Oklahoma. Sutton didn’t get a ton of action with the Sooners but Seattle doesn’t really care about such trifles.

Remember that starter Chris Carson was a seventh-round pick. Now think about all the NFL general managers crying themselves to sleep at night because they realize they could have had Carson but that they aren’t as smart as John Schneider. This could be the same feeling that these same GMs have in two years when they realized they could have had Sutton.

Sutton participated in Seahawks rookie minicamp in early May. This was after Sutton was not chosen in the NFL draft. But clearly Pete Carroll and company saw something in Sutton because they kept him in mind and signed him on Wednesday.

To be fair, Sutton did not play enough to show NFL brass he should be taken in the draft. After playing two seasons in junior college, he played in just 16 games for Oklahoma and ran the ball just 51 times. But he has all the physical attributes to fill the void Seattle has as a third down back to catch passes out of the backfield. Plus, he was well-coached in college on how to block when his quarterback drops back.

To make room for Sutton, Seattle released Adam Choice. Choice was in the same position as Sutton in trying to make a team as an undrafted free agent. The Seahawks waived Choice with an injury designation. No further information was let known by Seattle on exactly what Choice’s injury may have been.