The Seattle Seahawks took a chance on quarterback Jalen Milroe in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft. The team had extra selections to work with, so the gamble made sense. The reality is that the risk isn't paying off and doesn't seem likely to.
Should Milroe be among the team's roster cuts when they are made on August 30? Probably, even though he isn't likely to be.
The entire Jalen Milroe experience was on display in preseason Week 2 against the Tennessee Titans. One of the key reasons the game turned around was because of the poor play of the quarterback. When he entered the game after halftime, Seattle led 16-6, even though in the first half, quarterback Drew Lock and the backups were playing against the Titans' starters.
Seattle Seahawks shouldn't keep Jalen Milroe on the roster, but likely will
Milroe threw two interceptions, and both were awful. The first came when Milroe threw the ball over the middle about 10 yards and directly into the arms of linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. Exactly what Milroe was thinking he was seeing before the pass is unknown, but it was obvious he didn't see Hill.
The pass was the kind that quarterbacks are taught not to throw from an early age. That is important because while Milroe has elite speed and a strong arm, his fundamentals are unsound, and he appears incapable of fixing them.
The second interception came late in the fourth quarter with Tennessee ahead 19-16. The quarterback threw the ball in the direction of Emmanuel Henderson Jr., who slipped on the play. The slip didn't appear to cause the pick, though; it was Milroe's throw being off target and Henderson trying to adjust that created the turnover.
Overall, Milroe was six for 11 passing for 52 yards and two interceptions. His quarterback rating was a staggeringly low 27.7. He was ineffective, didn't make good decisions, and did what he has been prone to do since the Seattle Seahawks drafted him: Turn the ball over.
He has done just that in practice, and in limited snaps as a rookie in real games, Milroe had a poor pitch to running back Zach Charbonnet in Week 5 that became a fumble that was recovered by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The drive was a promising one until the one play Milroe was involved in, and that play helped the Bucs win the game.
Jalen Milroe cannot be trusted, and he is taking up a roster spot that might need to go to a defensive back as the secondary is suddenly struggling with injuries. Rookie safety Bud Clark broke his ankle during the game and will miss many months, likely the entire season. Fellow safety Rodney Thomas had surgery on his right hand recently and has no timetable for his return.
Again, Milroe will probably make the team because he was a third-round pick just a year ago. He has flashed an ability to run the ball, and he did that against the Titans on a 16-yard scramble. But he is a quarterback who needs to throw well, and he can't do so accurately. The question is whether Milroe should make the team, and the answer is no.
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