Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald has a new project. He needs to take former wide receiver Tyrone Broden and turn him into a good NFL cornerback despite Broden seemingly never playing the position, at least not since before college.
The team announced it is moving Broden from wideout to corner this week. The key is that Broden is 6'5", and if he plays in a real game, he will be the tallest cornerback to ever play a snap in a regular-season or postseason game. Riq Woolen, who signed with the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason, is one of the tallest cornerbacks ever, but he is 6'4".
Broden went undrafted out of Arkansas in 2025 and eventually was signed to the Seahawks' practice squad. The new cornerback played wide receiver for three years at Bowling Green before transferring and playing his final two years for the Razorbacks.
Seattle Seahawks trying to turn Tyrone Broden into a cornerback
He does have great athleticism. He was timed in the 40-yard dash at 4.37, and his height should give him a chance to battle for 50/50 balls. The problem will be his lack of experience and technique. That last part might surprisingly be an advantage, though.
As Broden didn't go through years of learning cornerback growing up and in college, he will be learning the spot from Mike Macdonald and the rest of the team's coaches. What better opportunity would exist for a player learning a position in the NFL than with the brilliance of Macdonald? When Broden learns cornerback, he will be learning it the right way.
Still, his earning a 53-man roster spot at his new position is remote. What is clear is that Broden had even less of a chance of making the team as a wide receiver. His willingness to move to corner serves two purposes. One is that the team wanted him to, and the other is that Broden has the opportunity to keep getting paid to be part of an NFL team.
Officially listed at 6'5", some, such as Hawkblogger's Brian Nemhauser, have suggested Tyrone Broden is closer to 6'7". If he does play a real snap, someone might want to re-measure the wide receiver-turned-cornerback because even if it's the only rep he ever gets, he could hold the corner height record forever.
Or maybe the Seattle Seahawks see something in Broden that no one else ever saw. The team is willing to take a chance on the player learning a new position. The move could have a huge payoff.
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