{"id":65019,"date":"2025-05-20T13:52:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/65019\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:52:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:52:18","slug":"why-seattle-seahawks-chose-rookie-over-ex-wsu-wr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/65019\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Seattle Seahawks chose rookie over ex-WSU WR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Seattle Seahawks shifted their roster a little younger on Monday, particularly in the wide receiver room.<\/p>\n<p>A few months after signing former WSU Cougars great River Cracraft in free agency, they waived the seven-year NFL veteran and signed a pair of undrafted rookies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\/seattle-seahawks-moves-grey-zabel-signed-wsu-cracraft-waived\/1810294\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Seattle Seahawks Moves: Top pick signed; WSU product waived<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of these undrafted players was, as you might expect, another wide receiver: Montorie Foster Jr., who was a five-year letterwinner for the Michigan State Spartans.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The one-handed snag was absurd.<\/p>\n<p>But then Montorie Foster Jr. (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MontorieF_Jr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@MontorieF_Jr<\/a>) added the silly YAC. \ud83d\ude28<\/p>\n<p>Add it all up, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSU_Football?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@MSU_Football<\/a> WR&#8217;s TD is our Week 12 Play of the Week.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OldTrapper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@OldTrapper<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bRx8sdjQBt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/bRx8sdjQBt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/B1Gfootball\/status\/1726615046250213838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Foster, who is listed as 5 foot 11 and 188 pounds, made 46 receptions for 588 yards with three touchdowns in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the Seahawks announced the roster moves, Seattle Sports\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/michaelbumpus5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Michael Bumpus<\/a> shared his view. And even though he, like Cracraft, is a former standout WSU receiver, he\u2019s not just looking at it through crimson-colored glasses.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMan, it says that there might be some young talent that the Seahawks are looking at,\u201d Bumpus said, \u201cand it sounds like Montorie Foster, the receiver out of Michigan State, has applied some pressure. It\u2019s unfortunate for Cracraft because he didn\u2019t even have a chance to defend himself. It\u2019s like they\u2019re sitting at the lunch table talking about him and he\u2019s absent from school, and they\u2019re just going to ride with Montorie Foster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bumpus expects the 30-year-old Cracraft, who played 29 games for the Miami Dolphins over the past three seasons, to catch on to another NFL roster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s been a solid player in this league \u2013 consistent practice squad, special teams, make a catch here and there (type of player).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Knowing that the Seahawks have found a younger player they\u2019d rather have in their wide receiver room has Bumpus intrigued, though.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s competition in that receiver room and it should be fun to watch. Man, these are the battles that are gonna kind of unfold week after week the closer we get to the regular season,\u201d he said. \u201c\u2026 I\u2019m excited because they\u2019re finding players that they\u2019re interested in. Now what\u2019s their ceiling? Who knows. But the fact that they\u2019re applying pressure means it\u2019s good for competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seahawks Radio Network analyst and former NFL wide receiver Michael Bumpus answers four football questions at 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. during each edition of Bump and Stacy. Catch Seattle Sports\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/podcast_player\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bump and Stacy<\/a> from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle Seahawks news and analysis<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/brock-and-salk\/brock-huard-seattle-seahawks-2025-free-agents-2026\/1810241\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Huard: Encouraging sign for Seahawks in \u201925? Their \u201926 free agents<\/a><br \/>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\/seattle-seahawks-offense-klint-kubiak-top-10-red-zone-bumpus\/1810036\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bump: Seattle Seahawks\u2019 offense will be top 10 in this area<\/a><br \/>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\/seattle-seahawks-next-franchise-quarterback-darnold-milroe-jeremiah\/1809918\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Is Seahawks\u2019 next franchise QB currently on roster? Jeremiah weighs in<\/a><br \/>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\/seattle-seahawks-nick-emmanwori-versatility-benefit-devon-witherspoon\/1809934\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bump: How Seahawks\u2019 rookie safety will be a benefit to Witherspoon<\/a><br \/>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\/seattle-seahawks-jalen-milroe-dangerous-weapon-colin-cowherd\/1809951\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cowherd: Seattle Seahawks QB Milroe could be dangerous red-zone weapon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrentStecker\" data-show-count=\"false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Follow @BrentStecker<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SeattleSportsEmail-830x100-1.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"mobile-signup\"\/>\t&#13;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SeattleSportsEmail-830x100-1.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"desktop-signup\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Seattle Seahawks shifted their roster a little younger on Monday, particularly in the wide receiver room. 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