With the rookie fullback ailing, the Seahawks will turn to Brady Russell.
The Seattle Seahawks announced a few roster moves on Wednesday, including placing starting fullback Robbie Ouzts on injured reserve.
For those watching the Seahawks game against the New Orleans Saints last weekend, you could see Ouzts limping off of the field in the third quarter of Seattle’s 44-13 win. Unfortunately, that was due to an ankle injury, one that will now sideline Ouzts for at least four weeks. That means that Oustz will miss all of October, including games against the Arizona Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans. After the Texans game, the Seahawks have a bye week which would allow Ouzts at least one more week of rest before he would be eligible to return in Week 9 against the Washington Commanders. Brady Russell will serve as the backup fullback.
In other roster news: Safety D’Anthony Bell was signed off of the practice squad to the 53-man roster after Ouzts was placed on IR. The open practice squad spot vacated by Bell’s signing was then filled by safety Jerrick Reed II, who was waived from the 53-man roster earlier this week and went unclaimed.
Bell and Reed’s roster shuffling is not too surprising as the Seahawks have been making a flurry of roster moves where they move players back and forth between the practice squad and the 53-man roster. Moves like this highlight how the Seahawks, like other NFL teams, truly have a 70-man roster between the 53-man roster and the 17-man practice squad.
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