Tre Flowers at CB for inactive Quinton Dunbar, Lano Hill also inactive for Dallas game
The Seahawks have changed their league-worst pass defense.
Tre Flowers replaced Quinton Dunbar at right cornerback for Seattle’s game against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday. Dunbar was inactive after being questionable to play with a knee injury he apparently got playing the Seahawks’ previous game, their shootout win over New England.
Flowers was Seattle’s starting right cornerback in the 2018 and ‘19 seasons. Then the team traded with Washington for Dunbar this spring.
Lano Hill was also inactive Sunday; the sixth, dime defensive back and reserve strong safety was not on the injury report for the game. General manager John Schneider said on the team’s radio pregame show Hill woke up Sunday with a sore hip.
Hill replaced Quandre Diggs at safety against the Patriots last week, after Diggs got ejected for a helmet-to-helmet hit early. Hill ruined the lead block of New England’s fullback on the game’s final play, allowing teammate L.J. Collier to stop the Patriots’ Cam Newton on a run from the 1-yard line to preserve the Seahawks’ 35-30 victory. But Newton targeted Hill and the deep middle of Seattle’s secondary for 397 yards passing.
With Hill as the dime back against Atlanta in the opener, Matt Ryan threw for 450 yards. The Seahawks entered Sunday worst in the NFL in pass defense, allowing 415.5 yards per game.
Diggs was back as Seattle’s starting free safety against the Cowboys.
As expected, Jordyn Brooks made his first career start. The rookie first-round draft choice was at weakside linebacker, where he practiced in training camp. K.J. Wright, the usual weakside linebacker, moved to start at strongside. Wright played some there early in his 10 years with Seattle.
Those moves at linebacker are the result of strongside linebacker Bruce Irvin going on injured reserve last week.
Seattle’s other inactive players Sunday: injured special-teams mainstay Neiko Thorpe, backup guard-center Kyle Fuller, injured backup offensive tackle Cedric Ogbuehi and backup tight end Luke Willson.
This story was originally published September 27, 2020 at 12:59 PM.
