Although Seahawks fans are surely frustrated by the surprising and controversial six-game suspension for DT Jarran Reed, they will be happy to hear that new defensive end Ezekiel Ansah will avoid the PUP list and will open training camp on the active roster. Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network passes along the good news (via Twitter), though he cautions that Ansah will be limited early as he continues to rebuild strength in his shoulder.
But as Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times notes, the fact that Ansah will not start training camp on the PUP list indicates that his recovery has gone at least as well as expected thus far. Although reports from May indicated that Ansah could miss games, today’s news suggests he could be ready for Week 1.
Health, of course, has been an issue for the former Lions standout. The 30-year-old has 48 career sacks to his credit, including 14.5 from his Pro Bowl campaign in 2015. He also notched 12 sacks in 2017, but the years sandwiched in between have been filled with injuries and disappointment. Last year, Ansah registered four sacks in seven games after the Lions hit him with the pricey franchise tag.
In case you missed it, the Seahawks bolstered their D-line by signing Earl Mitchell earlier today.
Go Hawks!
Good luck Ziggy Zig Zag!
All this guy does is miss games. Waste of cap space!
And who should they be using the cap space on instead? Don’t say Clark, as without trading him they would have had a terrible draft.
Yup.
I loved the Clark trade. Hopefully they can get Wagner locked up next.
Ziggy can be good when healthy, very frustrating otherwise.