Another former Auburn Tiger has joined the Seattle Seahawks. Linebacker turned fullback Wesley Steiner, who spent three seasons on the Plains, signed a contract with Seattle earlier this week.
The former Tiger completed his school profession at Washington State following 4 years of sporadic enjoying time as a Tiger. A full-time linebacker in school, the 6-foot, 235-pound Steiner will swap from the defensive backfield to the offensive backfield as knowledgeable.
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A local of Warner Robins, GA, Steiner was collegiate teammates with present Seahawks Derick Hall and Nehemiah Pritchett. Former Tiger teammate D.J James was additionally signed by Seattle after the 2024 NFL Draft being being waived and touchdown on New England’s Practice Squad.
While his possibilities at making the workforce as a defensive participant could have been boring, Steiner does have an honest path to a roster spot as a fullback if the previous Tiger can present his worth on particular groups. Other than himself, Seattle’s solely different true fullback on the roster is fellow first-year participant Robbie Ouzts.
With present backup fullback Brady Russell’s soccer expertise coming solely from the offensive facet, Steiner’s defensive background could give him a leg up, at the very least within the versatility class, within the competitors for a spot on the 53-man roster.
In 4 years at Auburn and a season at Washington State, Steiner gathered 96 complete tackles and a compelled fumble. His finest season got here in 2022, when he contributed 46 complete tackles for Auburn, together with 10 and 11 in opposition to Ole Miss and LSU, respectively.
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