The Seattle Seahawks have signed veteran offensive tackle Jason Peters to the practice squad, his agency announced Tuesday morning. Peters, 42, appeared in eight games for the Seahawks last season, including two starts. He recently visited Seattle to discuss a potential reunion.
Peters now becomes the oldest player on an NFL roster this season, and is older than 11 NFL head coaches, including his own in Mike Macdonald. Macdonald is 37 years old.
The injury issues that necessitated signing Peters last year have popped up again. Last year Peters stepped in to replace right tackle Abe Lucas, who is still on the PUP list due a knee injury, the same injury that caused him to miss most of the 2023 season. It is unclear when Lucas will play this year.
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The Seahawks signed veteran swing tackle George Fant as insurance in the event Lucas’ knee injury lingered into the regular season, but Fant went down with a knee issue of his own in Week 1 and was place on injured reserved on Sept. 20.
Down Lucas and Fant, Seattle has turned to 2021 sixth-round pick Stone Forsythe at right tackle. He was shaky in Week 1, but much steadier in his three starts since then.
During his KIRO-AM radio show Tuesday morning, Macdonald praised Forsythe and the offensive line for their performance in the 42-29 loss to the Detroit Lions on Monday. There has been no indication Forsythe is going to be benched in favor of Peters, who presumably would need a few weeks to get into playing shape.
Seattle’s other backup tackles are rookie Michael Jerrell and second-year pro McClendon Curtis. Peters is obviously a more experienced option, which is why the Seahawks kept in touch with him about a possible return.
Seattle will likely monitor Peters’ conditioning while also keeping tabs on Lucas and Fant over the next few weeks. There’s no guarantee they’ll need to play Peters, but his signing indicates they like a veteran option in case of emergency over some of the young guys already on the roster.
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