The Seattle Seahawks recently snagged cornerback Quinton Dunbar from the Washington Redskins via trade, and Dunbar seems fairly enthusiastic about the turn of events.
“I was kind of surprised at first, but it’s a great situation for me, so I’m glad to be here,” Dunbar told 710 ESPN Seattle’s Danny and Gallant show. “I feel like I’m right with those guys in my mentality and I just want to come in and play ball and help the team any way I can.”
Dunbar followed the famed Legion of Boom secondary when he was in college and has watched an abundance of film on them to improve himself as a player.
“Man, I know everything about them. I grew up, I was still in college watching those guys,” Dunbar said. “I wasn’t a DB at the time, but the Legion of Boom, watching Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas and Richard Sherman, who, when I made that transition, I watched a lot of film on Richard Sherman and things of that nature. I know they’ve got great history there and I’m just looking forward to being part of that secondary and helping out all I can.”
Dunbar requested a trade out of Washington for a fresh start, and the Seahawks were the beneficiary as the team only had to deal the Redskins a fifth-round pick to acquire his services.
“Before the trade was (finished) I had opportunities with a couple of teams but I wanted to go to Seattle,” Dunbar said. “At the end of the day, I feel like it’s a perfect situation for me to go play for a team that competes for championships every year. I’m just looking forward to that and everything will take care of itself. I just wanted a new beginning, and I’m just going to go out there and help Seattle whichever way I can.”
Seattle’s secondary could certainly use some help, and Seahawks fans should hope that Dunbar can be a big factor in improving it.
