News » Rashaad Penny’s weight changes yet again

Following the Seattle Seahawks’ second consecutive loss to begin the season Seattle Seahawks Hats , there was a lot to unpack. Offensive incompetence. Miscommunication. Something called “Competitive thoughts.”Abandoning Chris Carson. Losing Tom Johnson for no good reason. Perhaps lost in the shuffle was something Pete Carroll mentioned on the radio on Tuesday morning, regarding rookie running back Rashaad Penny. According to Carroll, Penny is down eight pounds and that was part of the reason they gave him such a heavy workload in the second half of Monday’s loss. Regardless of whether the second part of that statement is true, or even sensible, it should raise some eyebrows. At the Scouting Combine this past spring, Penny weighed in at 220 pounds. A solid weight for his frame and athletic profile. (For comparison, the Seahawks claimed Marshawn Lynch played at 215 during his time in Seattle.)Just prior to the beginning of preseason, Carroll casually mentioned Penny was up to 236 pounds, a jarring 16 pounds gained since the combine. If we track Carroll’s comments both in August and on Tuesday morning, Penny now sits at 228 pounds, having gained 16 and then dropped eight since the spring. Perhaps they are trying to find his ideal weight—which is completely fair—but it isn’t the first time this has happened.As a rookie Seattle Seahawks Womens Hoodie , Alex Collins’ weight fluctuated as well, as the Arkansas product thought he had to bulk up to handle life as a RB in the NFL. Collins was sluggish and unimpressive as a rookie, leading many to write him off. When he arrived in camp for 2017, Collins had dropped 13 pounds, coming in at 204 pounds. Though it still didn’t end up working out for him in Seattle, Collins was electrifying as the Baltimore Ravens’ lead back last season. Whether Penny’s initial weight gain was at the team’s instruction or not, we likely won’t find out. However, that he has already lost half of the weight he put on has to be a good sign. The running game hasn’t taken off the way the Seahawks had hoped, but if they can maintain both Carson and Penny’s health, it should be a matter of time.Seahawks 2018 practice squad, waiver wire tracker Every NFL team has made its set of roster cuts to get down to 53 players by Saturday Womens Customized Seattle Seahawks Jerseys , and on the final Sunday before the start of the 2018 regular season, they’ll be getting to work on forming their respective 10-man practice squads and claiming players off of waivers.Follow this post right here on Field Gulls for updates, reports, and confirmations of the Seattle Seahawks practice squad, as well as news of any Seahawks players who were released on Saturday and have signed with another team/joined another team’s practice squad.Known/rumored Seahawks Practice Squad players so far:Seahawks announce full practice squadEx-LSU DL Frank Herron is apparently signed to the Seahawks practice squadFormer Washington Husky Lavon Coleman appears to have joined the Seahawks’ practice squadQB Alex McGough reportedly back with the Seahawks on the PSOL Elijah Nkansah to the practice squadKeenan Reynolds, Jordan Roos, Caleb Scott added to practice squadReport: TE Marcus Lucas to the practice squadReport: Akeem King returns to the PSSeahawks waiver claim news:Report: Seahawks claim G Jordan Simmons and DB Simeon ThomasOther Seahawks-related waiver/claim practice squad news:Eagles claim DJ AlexanderAmara Darboh claimed by the PatriotsReport: Houston Texans signing Mike TysonSome basic practice squad rules, courtesy of SB Nation’s Dallas Cowboys site, BloggingTheBoys: