Late Round Strategy, Lack of Picks Help Seahawks Harvest Strong Undrafted Free Agent Class
Based on their past track record, the Seahawks stand out as a prime landing spot for undrafted free agents. But this year, the team had an even easier time recruiting such players after making a league-low three selections in the 2021 NFL Draft.
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May 6, 2021
During a typical NFL Draft, Seahawks general manager John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll don t speak with the media until the conclusion of the seventh and final round.
But there was nothing typical about this year s draft for Schneider, Carroll, and the rest of Seattle s scouting and personnel departments. In part due to the inability for scouts to travel to games and the cancellation of the 2021 combine resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the team opted out of the draft by dealing four picks in three separate trades to acquire safety Jamal Adams, defensive end Carlos Dunlap, and guard Gabe Jackson.
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Stacy M. Brown | 4/30/2021, 1:57 p.m. Rico Kennedy says he feels blessed to have had a second opportunity to
be able to go to Morgan State University and now a third opportunity because of Eastbay,
as he prepared for the combine at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. This year, the
combines take place on April 30, and May 1 the same time as the NFL Draft. Eastbay
When the NFL canceled a national combine in 2020 for athletes from historically black colleges and universities, former Morgan State standout linebacker Rico Kennedy figured heâd never get another shot.
One year later, with the NFL Draft taking place, Eastbay teamed up with the HBCU Combine to help Kennedy and other prospects who may otherwise have never gotten an opportunity to realize their pro football dreams.