It isn't Jalen Milroe's fault that the Seattle Seahawks chose him in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft. Nor is it his fault that the team won a Super Bowl in the following season. But now, the player and the team are stuck.
The team's long-term plans are clearly to keep Sam Darnold as QB1. After a rough several years to start his career, the quarterback has been quite good for the last season, which, of course, includes playing for the team in the Pacific Northwest last year.
Milroe now, if he ever did, has no path to playing, wasting the first four years of his career while sitting on the bench. He isn't the current QB2, either. That's Drew Lock, as solid a backup as there is in the NFL. He isn't starter quality, but he's good in a pinch. That's exactly what QB2 should be.
Seattle Seahawks have a right to question Jalen Milroe's football future
The Seahawks cannot even be sure that Milroe can get real reps, if needed. If the horrible happens and both Darnold and Lock are injured, Milroe would need to step in and then... who knows? His handful of plays didn't go very well last season, potentially costing Seattle its Week 5 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when Milroe flubbed an easy pitch to running back Zach Charbonnet.
Asking him to throw the ball could be a different problem altogether. At Alabama, he had a strong arm and high-end athleticism, but he wasn't extremely accurate. He can gain a little by getting snaps in practice, but he will only truly grow with real reps.
The Seattle Seahawks, though, just won a title and are capable of winning more with their current roster. Testing out a quarterback with live reps who has raw physical skills but has never learned the best fundamentals is a risk not worth taking by Seattle.
The team wouldn't release Jalen Milroe outright; that wouldn't make sense. He has three years left on his rookie deal and is worth seeing if he can greatly improve. Even better for both the team and player, he might be able to be used as a trade piece.
Once training camp and then the season begin, a quarterback or three might get hurt. While clearly, the hope is that doesn't happen with the Seahawks, another team might call about Jalen Milroe's availability. He has value, but he just needs to find the right fit to have a chance at ever becoming a starter.
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