After battling injuries throughout his second NFL season, the Seahawks have lofty expectations for Riq Woolen once again and expect him to deliver.
Trying to play through the discomfort, Woolen wound up sitting down on the practice field during the next rep knowing something wasn't right. Only a few days later, he traveled to Texas and underwent arthroscopic knee surgery, which caused him to miss the rest of OTAs and the beginning of training camp on the PUP list before being activated in August.
Now healthy following a disappointing second year, at least by the lofty expectations he set for himself as a rookie, Woolen has an extra hop in his step at Seattle's OTA practices this year. Entrenched at the right cornerback spot with the first-team defense next toDevon Witherspoon, new coach Mike Macdonald loves what he's seen from the long, athletic defender thus far and he's holding him to a different standard with hopes of bringing out his best in 2024.
To the chagrin of former coach Pete Carroll and his staff, Woolen also took a step back as tackler, often seeming to make business decisions when presented with the chance to make a play in the run game. Receiving a dismal 37.3 run defense grade from PFF, he tied for the league lead among corners with 10 missed tackles and posted a league-worst 50 percent missed tackle rate.
From a big picture standpoint, however, while Woolen didn't come close to repeating his fantastic rookie season, there's reason for optimism that he can rebound heading towards 2024 and beyond by looking deeper into his numbers from a year ago.
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