LSU guard Damien Lewis received a phone call from the Seattle Seahawks on Friday evening, confirming he would be their selection with the 69th pick in the 2020 NFL draft.
Shortly after, Lewis received another call. This one came from the man he will now be tasked with protecting, quarterback Russell Wilson.
“Man, you ready?” Wilson asked Lewis. “We’re trying to win the Super Bowl over here. We don’t play (around). We’re trying to make it happen this year.”
“He was fired up about it, and I’m fired up about it,” Lewis said of his conversation with Wilson. “I’m ready to make it happen.”
Lewis is a mauling right guard who is known more for his proficiency moving guys forward as a run-blocker, which is why Seattle coveted him, but he has all the tools to be a strong pass blocker in time.
Lewis also claimed the Seahawks are his favorite team, even prior to being selected, and he revealed he was playing Madden20 as the Seahawks on Thursday when his friend predicted he would get picked by Seattle the following day.
The Seahawks have a ton of guards on the active roster, including both starters from 2019 in D.J. Fluker and Mike Iupati, but Lewis is too talented to not earn playing time right away, and he made it clear he plans to work tirelessly to help out his new/old favorite team.
“I’m determined,” he said. “I’m going to be there for the team. I’m going to lay it all on the line. I’m going to come to practice; be at the meetings; be responsible; be accountable. I’m going to leave it all out there and give it all for this team.”
The Seahawks do not have any more picks on Day 2 of the NFL draft, but they have four picks to deal with on Saturday, April 25, when the draft will pick up at 9:00 a.m. PT.
