Seattle Seahawks activate Jerrick Reed II, raise pair of CBs to take on Buffalo Bills

After not being listed on Friday’s final injury report, the Seattle Seahawks activated second-year safety Jerrick Reed II from the PUP list and added him to the 53-man roster ahead of the Week 8 home game. vs. the Buffalo Bills.

Reed, a 2023 sixth-round pick out of New Mexico, suffered a torn ACL in the kickoff against the Rams at SoFi Stadium last November and underwent surgery to repair the injury shortly afterward. Despite making good progress in his recovery during the offseason program, he opened training camp on the PUP list and missed the first six games before being designated to return to practice earlier this month.

Before landing on injured reserve last November, Reed emerged as one of the best players on the Seahawks team as a rookie. He finished second on the team with nine tackles in punt and punt coverage. While he played mostly on special teams, Reed also saw 29 picks on defense at both safety spots as a situational reserve in nickel and dime sets.

With starter Rayshawn Jenkins on injured reserve, Seattle started Coby Bryant alongside Julian Love last week in Atlanta, while veteran K’Von Wallace filled in for a handful of snaps in three-safety looks. Coming off the PUP list, Reed may not yet be included in the defensive rotation, but he should immediately step back as one of the team’s top all-around special teams contributors as he braces for his 2024 debut.

Although Reed will return to action for the first time in nearly a calendar year, the Seahawks opted not to activate veteran tackle George Fant to the 53-man roster after he returned to practice this week. With him sidelined for at least another week, Abraham Lucas still not ready to activate and Stone Forsythe landing on injured reserve on Tuesday, rookie Mike Jerrell will get his second straight start at right tackle against the Bills.

In additional roster news, Seattle signed cornerbacks Josh Jobe and Faion Hicks from the practice squad for the second straight week. The team listed Tre Brown and rookie Nehemiah Pritchett as questionable on the final injury report on Friday, and the decision to promote both Jobe and Hicks suggests at least one of those players will be unavailable on Sunday.

If Brown and/or Pritchett don’t match up against the Bills, Jobe could be in line for extended snaps as a boundary cornerback on defense. Last week, he enjoyed a stellar Seahawks debut by allowing just three receptions on seven targets and producing a pair of pass breakups against the Falcons. Hicks will be available as insurance in the nickel role behind Devon Witherspoon.

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