Making the Seattle Seahawks regular-season roster as a wide receiver will be no easy task. Despite the departure of Doug Baldwin, the position is deep and competition will be stiff this summer.
Returning veteran Jaron Brown, who has looked “dynamic” for Seattle this offseason, is well aware he will have to fight for his spot come training camp. He is already making several adjustments to make sure he keeps up with the pack.
“I would say YAC – yards after catch – and transitioning with the football,” Brown told 710 ESPN Seattle’s, John Clayton. “Trying to make better emphasis on that this offseason. I also got a little bit bigger. I’m at 220 right now, so I added some more muscle, wanted to get bigger. Might be playing on the outside, might be playing in the slot a little bit, and blocking those big defensive ends, so I wanted to add a little more weight.”
Brown, formerly with the Cardinals and now entering his second season in Seattle, logged 14 receptions for 166 yards and five touchdowns in 2018. But this year he’ll be battling a whole new group of faces to see time on the field, including the three rookie wide receivers the Seahawks drafted in April.
“It’s a competition. It’s a lot of opportunity, obviously with Doug Baldwin’s absence,” Brown continued. “So some guys are going to have to step up. But like I said, it’s a competition, so we’re out there competing and trying to get better, and in the end, it’s going to make our team better.”
Brown and the rest of the receivers report to mandatory minicamp this week, which will be held June 11-13.
