He eventually became the team’s long snapper and this offseason, after going undrafted, was signed by the Seahawks and invited to training camp. He was 29 years old and had just come back to the United States after serving with the Green Berets, a Special Forces unit, in Iraq and Afghanistan.His story is inspirational.
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The team released undrafted rookie free agent long snapper Nate Boyer. As the Seahawks took CenturyLink Field just before kickoff against Denver, the veteran of multiple war tours in the Middle East led the team out carrying a large American flag.
“That was cool”, Boyer said, according to the Seahawks’ official website.
“I was actually pretty emotional, just because I always think about my buddies who I fought with, or the ones who are overseas right now”, Boyer said. No. 2 quarterback Tarvaris Jackson is out at least two weeks and possibly longer with a high-ankle sprain. And usually in college you don’t stay out there for the National Anthem, so that got to me too.
He gives Seattle three healthy quarterbacks along with Russell Wilson and R.J. Archer.
The Seattle Seahawks are expected to sign former Kansas State quarterback Jake Waters on Tuesday.
As luck would have it, Waters and Lockett will play their first preseason game together in a familiar location – Arrowhead Stadium against the Kansas City Chiefs at 7 p.m. on Friday.
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Boyer was signed in May immediately after the NFL draft. Waters threw for 3,501 yards and 22 touchdowns on the year, setting a school record for single-season passing yards.
