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Seattle Seahawks’ D.J. Reed continues to make an impact as versatile replacement
Updated Dec 20, 2020;
Posted Dec 20, 2020
Seattle Seahawks free safety D.J. Reed (29) secures an interception during the Seahawks 20-15 win over the Washington Football Team on Sunday. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)AP
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Seattle Seahawks’ cornerback D.J Reed is always looking for a source of motivation and he didn’t appreciate how the Washington Football Team seem to target him when he lined up against wide receiver Terry McLaurin during the game on Sunday.
“I knew they were going to try me (when) I was guarding 17 (McLaurin),” Reed told reporters after the game. “A lot of people I felt like had nervous energy, so I came into the game with a chip on my shoulder and I just let it out.”
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Transitioning from their decade-long Carlos Dunlap-Geno Atkins pass-rush pairing to younger talents, the Bengals (2-10-1) have not seen this process lead to much production. Contract-year defensive end Carl Lawson (4.5 sacks) is the only Bengal with more than two. Sam Hubbard, a third-year talent who is critical now that Dunlap is in Seattle and Atkins is on IR, has one in 10 games. As a team, Cincinnati s 15 ranks only ahead of Seattle s 14. One of many problems afflicting the Bengals as another poor season winds down.
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Since making his Seahawks debut midway through the season, cornerback D.J. Reed has made himself an invaluable part of the team thanks to his versatility.
Reed, whom the Seahawks claimed this summer after he was waived as injured by San Francisco, made his Seattle debut against his former team earlier this year, playing the nickel corner spot in place of an injured Ugo Amadi. After two games in that role, Reed started at left cornerback when Shaquill Griffin was out, then moved to right cornerback with Tre Flowers and Quinton Dunbar both sidelined by injuries. Reed, a 2018 fifth-round pick of the 49ers, has also handled punt return duties in the past two games, and has returned kickoffs at times as well.
By Curtis Crabtree
Seattle Seahawks v Philadelphia Eagles
The Seattle Seahawks activated running back Rashaad Penny from the physically unable to perform list and defensive end Damontre Moore from the suspended list ahead of Sunday’s game against the Washington Football Team.
Running back Travis Homer (knee) and offensive lineman Jamarco Jones (groin) were placed on injured reserve to open up space on the roster.
Penny has been practicing the last two weeks after being designated to return from the PUP list. Penny has been working his way back from a torn ACL sustained last December and has been on the PUP list all season. He had one more week of eligibility to practice without being added to the roster, but head coach Pete Carroll has been effusive in his praise for how he’s looked on the practice field the last two weeks.