Unsung Seahawks player calls his own shot on ending 2025 season

Every team needs glue players, the kind of players who understand they aren't viewed as superstars, and won't be getting the ball much. They have to do the little things to earn reps and help their teams win. Cody White is one of those players for the Seattle Seahawks.

White has size and speed, but he has only received four pass targets this season, and only seven combined in the past two seasons with Seattle. He has caught five of them and has averaged a whopping 26.8 yards per reception. One might wonder why he doesn't get the ball more.

But he certainly won't have a chance to catch any more passes this season. White suffered a groin injury, and he was placed on injured reserve after Week 17. Technically, he could return if Seattle makes a deep run in the playoffs, but according to the receiver, his season is done.

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Cody White announces he is done for the season

He said as much on social media after he was hurt. White did so with high-end exuberance, however, and not sadness. He is clearly happy to be playing with the Seattle Seahawks, and he hopes to continue doing so.

White wrote, "Year 6 in the books sooner than expected, but A MINOR SETBACK FOR A MAJOR COMEBACK! Luv this team, Luv Seattle, Luv the 12s. Job not finished...MOB."

Cody White was part of a trio of wide receivers to make the initial Seahawks 53-man roster for 2025 that all appeared to do the same kinds of things, and implied where new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak's system might be heading. Kubiak wanted big, physical receivers who could be better blockers than pass-catchers.

White, Jake Bobo, and Dareke Young have all seen the field this season, but combined, they have eight targets. Bobo has played in ten games, and Young eight. Those two and White are also important parts of the special teams units. None will ever make the Pro Bowl as a wideout, but maybe in the third phase of the game.

The Seattle Seahawks also likely knew that a big part of the passing attack would go through Jaxon Smith-Njigba. 36.1 percent of quarterback Sam Darnold's passes have gone to JSN, and that has turned out exceedingly well.

But while Smith-Njigba is obviously likely to be named First-Team All-Pro, and is a player the team can ill afford to lose, the Cody Whites on the roster are a key reason Seattle is 13-3 and headed toward the playoffs no matter what happens in Week 18.