Seattle Seahawks tight end Will Dissly is busy recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon, the second season-ending injury of his short, two-year career. Fortunately, Dissly is now expected to be ready to start the new season.
“Everything’s going great, he’s been doing a fantastic job,” coach Pete Carroll said from the scouting combine on Tuesday. “He proved to us before that he knows how to just grit his way through this thing. He’s doing marvelous work, so he’ll be back.
“We’ve just got to take care of him when he gets back and hopefully he can find the sticking power.”
The Seahawks recently added veteran tight end, Greg Olsen, to the roster, their first splashy move of the offseason. Carroll is excited about the position group as a whole.
“Thought that was a really important get for us, to be solid at the tight-end spot,” Carroll said. “I’m loving Will Dissly, I’m loving what Jacob Hollister did. But (Olsen) is another step in solidifying a big, 6-5 target to get the ball, knows routes, understands the game, which really complements Russ’ mentality. It’s going to be a great duo, I think.”
