{"id":105852,"date":"2021-03-18T19:08:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T23:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=105852"},"modified":"2021-03-18T19:08:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T23:08:01","slug":"ethan-pocic-signs-contract-with-seattle-seahawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/03\/18\/ethan-pocic-signs-contract-with-seattle-seahawks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethan Pocic Signs Contract With Seattle Seahawks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offensive lineman Ethan Pocic signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks. Pocic spent the first four seasons of his career with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/nfl-teams2\/seahawks\/\" target=\"_self\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Seahawks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Seahawks<\/a> are signing back interior OL Ethan Pocic, source said, giving him a 1-year, $3M deal. Their starting center is back.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1372684855847366658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ethan Pocic, Seattle Seahawks, Agree to Contract<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a 25-year-old, Pocic started 14 games for the Seahawks with an additional start coming in Seattle&#8217;s playoff loss to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/nfl-teams2\/rams\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Rams <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the wild card round. Pocic recorded career-highs in both snaps played and in Pro Football Focus grade during his 2020 campaign. Playing 932 snaps, which ranked 21st among centers, Pocic finished the season with a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">62.4 PFF grade<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. While Pocic played in 100% of Seattle\u2019s offensive playoff snaps, he struggled mightily against the Rams defensive front, as most offensive linemen do, and earned himself a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PFF grade of 42.3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previously, the 6-foot-6, 320 pound Pocic dealt with an injury riddled 2019 season with the Seahawks and was twice placed on the team\u2019s injured reserve list. Appearing in just four games, Pocic struggled while playing 91 snaps and earned a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">43.3 PFF grade<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Before making the switch to center, Pocic was drafted as a left guard and played at the position for the Seahawks in 2018 and 2017. However, 2018 was again lost to injury for Pocic as an ankle injury caused him to miss several games. Pocic finished his 2018 season having started in just four games, playing only 296 snaps, and earning himself another low <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PFF grade of 45.9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a rookie second round pick out of LSU in 2017, Pocic had a promising season at left guard. Starting 11 games and playing 639 snaps, Pocic earned himself a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/nfl\/players\/ethan-pocic\/11813?weekGroup=REG&amp;season=2017\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PFF grade of 50.4<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> along with being named to the Pro Football Writers Association\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballwriters.org\/2018\/01\/16\/chiefs-hunt-pfwa-rookie-co-offensive-rookie-year-saints-kamara-co-offensive-rookie-year-saints-lattimore-defensive-rookie-year-2017-rookie-team-named\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All-Rookie team<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As an NFL prospect, Pocic was at the top of many team\u2019s draft boards at his position as his strength in pass protection set him apart from the pack. Moreover, Pocic\u2019s length and athleticism set his ceiling high and while his skillset has not yet translated to the NFL, 25-years-old is much too early to write off a player with his potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"jC6SjjOnSNBpXS1sJ7Qh_Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1171194076\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'jC6SjjOnSNBpXS1sJ7Qh_Q',sig:'1c_sqHLz-JoXl21HbaAbgDdNxHUmLBoL8-mVGbAXeJQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1171194076',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Offensive lineman Ethan Pocic is no longer a free agent after signing his new contract. 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