Seahawks Sign QB Sean Mannion To Practice Squad, Release RB SaRodorick Thompson

[jetsrule128]

The Seahawks signed Sean Mannion to the practice squad Friday, bringing back the veteran quarterback who previously was on Seattle's practice squad last season, and with the team in training camp in 2021.

Running back SaRodorick Thompson was released to make room on the practice squad.

Mannion, a former Oregon State standout and third-round pick in the 2015 draft, has appeared in 14 games in his career with three starts, most recently starting one game for the Vikings in 2021, and has experience working with current Seahawks offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, having spent two seasons together with the Rams, including 2018 when Waldron was the team's passing game coordinator.

The addition of Mannion gives the Seahawks a third quarterback once again after the Jets signed Brett Rypien off Seattle's practice squad earlier this week. 

Thompson, an undrafted rookie out of Texas Tech who spent training camp with the Seahawks, signed to the practice squad earlier this week. His release would seem to bode well for the chances of either Kenneth Walker III or Zach Charbonnet, or both, being available for Sunday's game against the 49ers. Walker, who has missed the last two games with an oblique injury, and Charbonnet, who exited last week's game with a bruised knee, both were limited in practice Thursday after not practicing Wednesday.

[nj meadowlands]

Thank u jetsrule

[jetsrule128]

Shows how much they thought of Rypien to just let him go 

 

With Geno Smith doing very little in practice and dealing with a groin injury, the #Seahawks  have elevated QB Sean Mannion — who they just signed to the practice squad this week — to the active roster. He’d back up Drew Lock if Geno Smith can’t go.

[CTJetsFan]

1 hour ago, jetsrule128 said:

Shows how much they thought of Rypien to just let him go 

 

With Geno Smith doing very little in practice and dealing with a groin injury, the #Seahawks  have elevated QB Sean Mannion — who they just signed to the practice squad this week — to the active roster. He’d back up Drew Lock if Geno Smith can’t go.

Not exactly true.

To keep Rypien, they would have needed to promote him to their 53 man roster.

They signed Mannion to their PS initially. It may have just been a timing thing as Geno's status was not in question when we signed Rypien.

[joewilly12]

JD couldn’t find any QB’s 

[rangerous]

31 minutes ago, joewilly12 said:

JD couldn’t find any QB’s 

You know it sounds like he wasn’t looking very hard but I think the truth is if they chose a guy like this mannion or even rypien earlier they would still need to sit for a while before being effective.  I think these young practice squad types are really just a step above a rookie so they still need a considerable amount of work.