Oruwariye enjoying working with new defensive coaches
Detroit Lions
Tim Twentyman
Along with the defensive tackle position, the Lions stocked up at cornerback this offseason in an attempt to strengthen that side of the football, which was an obvious weakness for the club a season ago.
The team returns last year s starting cornerbacks Jeff Okudah and Amani Oruwariye, but also signed veterans Quinton Dunbar and Corn Elder, and drafted Ifeatu Melifonwu in the third round. That should promote some pretty good competition at the position come training camp. Jeff (Okudah), (Quinton) Dunbar, everyone looks so good, Oruwariye said after an open OTA practice last week. Everyone just trusts the system and everyone is getting better.
A Trendsetter and Tradition Breaker, D.J. Reed Ushering in New Era of Cornerback Play With Seahawks
Speaking with CBS Sports Network s Jim Rome, Reed offered insight into his breakout season and how he plans to further that momentum into 2021.
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May 30, 2021
Tumbling down an historically poor slope on defense through the first half of the 2020 NFL season, with injuries continuing to mount up, the Seahawks broke the trend that made them an icon in the mid 2010s. Once changing the NFL landscape with outside cornerbacks boasting heights north of six-feet tall and arms of 32 inches or more, they pivoted to the complete opposite end of the spectrum for the 5-foot-9 D.J. Reed in need of a spark.
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Had the 2017 draft played out differently, Ahkello Witherspoon might have began his career as a member of the Seahawks.
Pete Carroll was a fan of the cornerback s game coming out of Colorado, and the Seahawks brought Witherspoon in for a pre-draft visit, but if Seattle was hoping to get him in the third round or later, they missed their chance with the 49ers selecting him with the second pick of the third round.
Four years later, however, Witherspoon is a Seahawk, having signed with Seattle in free agency earlier this spring, and he called the decision kind of a no-brainer given his familiarity with the organization, the style of Seattle s defense, and the city s relative proximity to his hometown of Sacramento.
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Morgan Moses given permission to seek trade, setting up Washington exit Team to move on from longtime right tackle Follow Us
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Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson (24) celebrating his touchdown with teammates offensive tackle Morgan Moses and offensive tackle Cornelius Lucas (78)x in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Landover, Md. (AP . more > By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times - Tuesday, May 18, 2021
After the season ended, Morgan Moses told Brandon Scherff that Washington’s playoff loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wouldn’t be the last time the two played together acknowledging the All-Pro guard’s uncertain contract status heading into the offseason.