{"id":41296,"date":"2025-05-11T09:20:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T09:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/41296\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T09:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T09:20:15","slug":"seattle-seahawks-milroe-could-be-red-zone-weapon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/41296\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Seahawks’ Milroe could be red zone weapon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even in a best-case scenario, rookie third-round draft pick Jalen Milroe is probably at least a year away from legitimately competing with Sam Darnold for the Seattle Seahawks\u2019 starting quarterback job. Milroe still needs some polishing as a passer<\/a>, which makes him somewhat of a longer-term development project.<\/p>\n

But that doesn\u2019t mean Milroe won\u2019t see the field this fall.<\/p>\n

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With big-time speed packed into a linebacker\u2019s body, the 6-foot-2, 217-pound Milroe has a tantalizing level of athleticism. He put that on full display at Alabama<\/a>, where he rushed for 1,257 yards and 32 touchdowns over the past two seasons. And in the NFL, his rare skill set could be a perfect fit for specialty packages that utilize him as a change-of-pace weapon.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a unique, special athlete, special young man,\u201d Seahawks general manager John Schneider said in a post-draft press conference. \u201cWe\u2019re going to develop him as a quarterback. With that, he\u2019s going to add something special as we go.\u201d<\/p>\n

What exactly could that look like?<\/p>\n

On a recent edition of \u201cThe Herd,\u201d FOX Sports\u2019 Colin Cowherd<\/a> said he was told the Seahawks hope to sprinkle in Milroe for \u201csix, seven, eight plays a game.\u201d<\/a> Cowherd then joined Seattle Sports\u2019 Brock and Salk on Wednesday and elaborated on that idea, focusing specifically on how Milroe could be used in the red zone.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s too good of an athlete to keep off the field,\u201d Cowherd said. \u201cAnd I think in red-zone situations when you have a very cluttered field, you need precision and you need athletic ability. It\u2019s like defending Lamar Jackson in the red zone. It\u2019s hard. \u2026 I think it takes special players to score in that red zone. A George Kittle. A Mike Evans. Physically, there\u2019s just so many bodies in there.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I mean, (Milroe) is maybe the best pound-for-pound athlete I\u2019ve ever seen at quarterback, including Lamar Jackson. So I was told that they\u2019re gonna use him. They didn\u2019t draft him to just sit for two years.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Listen to the full conversation with FOX Sports\u2019 Colin Cowherd\u00a0at this link<\/a> or in the audio player at the bottom of this story. Tune in to Brock and Salk weekdays from 6 to 10 a.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.<\/p>\n

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