Seahawks’ top pick Malik McDowell likely to be cut without playing a snap Posted by Michael David Smith on April 16, 2018, 5:46 PM EDT
Last year the Seahawks used their first pick in the draft, No. 35 overall, on defensive tackle Malik McDowell. Now they’re likely to release him, before he has played a snap in the NFL.
McDowell missed his entire rookie season because of injuries suffered in an ATV accident, and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports that the Seahawks are likely to cut McDowell soon.
It is unclear whether McDowell will ever recover sufficiently to be able to play in the NFL. It is also unclear whether the Seahawks are going after any of the money they’ve already paid McDowell, as teams sometimes do when a non-football injury prevents a player from playing.
Last year McDowell was arrested for disorderly conduct, in an incident that likely didn’t do anything to endear McDowell to the Seahawks’ brass.
That's a bummer man. Dude makes a bad decision on an ATV after pouring all that time and energy into football and then one moment changes it all. He was a promising prospect coming out of college and was supposed to be a strong fit for a 3-4 defense.
As for the disorderly conduct arrest, I'd like to know more. I think often times when you're life is f'ed up because of an accident like this - bad things happen. Depression, addiction, you name it. Hope he gets healed and gets a shot at coming back to the NFL maybe as a Bear?