The Seahawks\u2019 one big O-line addition came in the NFL Draft, when they used their first-round pick on North Dakota State\u2019s Grey Zabel, who is expected to be the Week 1 starter at left guard.<\/p>\n
But in reality, a full season of health from right tackle Abraham Lucas would also count as a significant upgrade.<\/p>\n
Lucas, a 2022 third-round draft pick out of Washington State and an alum of Archbishop Murphy High School in Everett, initially looked like a long-term cornerstone at right tackle. He had a strong rookie campaign, starting 16 games and ranking No. 39 out of 81 tackles in Pro Football Focus<\/a> grading.<\/p>\n But after suffering a knee injury in the 2023 season opener, Lucas has been limited to just 13 games over the past two seasons. He played just six games in 2023 and then underwent offseason knee surgery in January 2024, which sidelined him for the first half of last season<\/a>. Lucas returned in Week 11 and started seven straight games before sitting out the regular-season finale, at which point the Seahawks had already been eliminated from playoff contention.<\/p>\n At OTA practices this spring, the 6-foot-6, 322-pound Lucas appears to be in great shape and moving well while taking the vast majority of the first-team right tackle reps.<\/p>\n After Wednesday\u2019s practice, Lucas spoke with the media and was asked whether he\u2019s 100 percent recovered from his knee issues.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know if anybody\u2019s ever really 100 percent healthy,\u201d Lucas said. \u201cI\u2019m playing \u2013 that\u2019s a good sign.\u201d<\/p>\n But how different are things now compared to this time last year?<\/p>\n \u201cNight and day,\u201d Lucas said. \u201cIt helps when you\u2019re not in a brace and you can actually walk without crutches. You guys have seen, I post on social media me lifting and it sends everybody into a frenzy, which I think is kind of funny. But I\u2019m doing good work, so I\u2019m excited about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Lucas said the past two seasons have been difficult, but that he did his best to focus on what he could control.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, I wanted to play, but unfortunately there are things in life you can\u2019t really control,\u201d Lucas said. \u201cSo it\u2019s just up to you on how you want to respond. I took precautions to not let things get to my head. It\u2019s probably the reason why I don\u2019t have a Twitter, because I don\u2019t need to deal with all that crap. But it\u2019s like, OK, I had surgery, so now we\u2019re going to go after the rehab and we\u2019re just going to get back to getting right.\u201d<\/p>\n More on the Seattle Seahawks<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0What Seattle Seahawks WR Cooper Kupp likes about his new OC<\/a>
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