With the Seattle Seahawks badly missing linebacker depth, the group has introduced in a former Minnesota Vikings participant.
Seattle Occasions reporter Bob Condotta revealed on Wednesday that Blake Lynch has been added to minicamp as a tryout participant. Different reported Seahawks obligatory minicamp tryouts are veteran vast receiver Robbie Chosen and UFL vast receiver Ty Scott of the DC Defenders.
None of those tryout gamers is on the 90-man roster, however with show from now till Thursday there’s an opportunity they might flip a tryout right into a contract.
Lynch was undrafted out of Baylor when he signed with the Minnesota Vikings in 2020. He spent two seasons in Minnesota, having initially made the observe squad in his rookie season. Lynch noticed some enjoying time within the ultimate month of the common season, then appeared in 16 video games in 2021, together with 218 defensive snaps and 342 particular groups snaps. He recorded 35 tackles, an interception, and a pair of sacks and passes defensed.
After staying on the Arizona Cardinals observe squad in 2022 and into 2023, Lynch performed seven video games (solely on particular groups) with the Los Angeles Chargers.
With Jerome Baker and Tyrel Dodson out till coaching camp on account of damage restoration, it is sensible for the Seahawks to see what they’ll do at inside linebacker, even when it’s simply to offer particular groups depth a lift. We’ll see if Lynch is ready to make sufficient of an impression to get a more in-depth look into late July.
