*The Seattle Seahawks are heading into the 2020 offseason with 19 players set to become unrestricted free agents, which should make for another busy spring and summer for Pete Carroll and John Schneider as they look to shore up the roster and contend for the number one seed in the NFC again next year.*
Our Seahawks Wire series on Seattle’s free agents continues with running back Robert Turbin.
The Seahawks improbably lost the top three running backs on their depth chart – Chris Carson, Rashaad Penny and C.J. Prosise – to season-ending injuries in late December, prompting the team to take drastic action.
Seattle signed two familiar faces, Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin, off the street to suit up for the team’s final regular-season game and both playoff appearances.
While Lynch drew most of the attention and playing time, Turbin did contribute a tiny bit in a Prosise-esque role. He saw 13 total snaps on special teams but just two on offense, without receiving a single carry or target.
Turbin was Lynch’s backup from 2012-2014, often serving as a third-down slash change of pace back for the Seahawks.
While Prosise, Seattle’s current third-down back, is potentially going to leave via free agency, it doesn’t seem like Turbin will be brought back in that role, with Travis Homer likely taking over instead.
Coming off a season where he was unsigned until Christmas Eve and only appeared in two games in 2018, it seems plausible that Turbin has reached the end of his playing career.
