Seattle Seahawks had perfect OTA attendance

The Seattle Seahawks had perfect attendance for their OTA practices this spring.

Takeaways from a week of Seahawks OTAs | Bump & Stacy

The OTA phase of the NFL’s offseason training calendar is officially voluntary for players. But over the course of the past two weeks, every single player on the Seahawks’ 90-man roster was in attendance for at least one of the team’s six OTA practices, according to ESPN’s Brady Henderson.

Most players were on hand for all of the practices, including a handful who either sat out or were limited due to injuries.

During Friday’s edition of Seattle Sports’ Bump and Stacy, former NFL wide receiver Michael Bumpus was asked whether the Seahawks’ 100 percent attendance rate really matters at this stage of the offseason.

“It does, and it doesn’t,” Bumpus said. “You want you want your team to be together. You want these guys to grow together. You want that continuity. You want them to get into the playbook. You want to get relationship with the coaches.

“But there are some (veterans) who don’t need these OTAs. So if a few players weren’t there, I wouldn’t be tripping. But it does say that guys are eager to learn this new offense and just to be around the squad.”

After Thursday’s practice, linebacker Ernest Jones IV was asked about the perfect OTA attendance. He said it’s reflective of the team’s overall buy-in.

“I think for this team, we’re bought into the goal and the mission – and the goal is to put another (Super Bowl) banner up in here,” Jones said. “I think everyone believes in that, and we’re going to show up to work and do what we have to do to make sure we get it done.”

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