Needing a roster spot to deal with a growing number of injuries, the Seattle Seahawks parted ways with long snapper Nate Boyer on Tuesday. According to Seahawks.com Waters originally signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted rookie free agent in May but was released in June. Boyer, a 34-year-old former U.S. Army Green Beret, was trying to make the team as a long-snapper. The move gives Seattle some depth at the position while Tarvaris Jackson rehabs from a high ankle sprain, suffered in Friday’s loss to the Broncos.
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Glazer also said he was “given an emphatic yes” when he asked if Boyer has the ability to play in the NFL, but the business of football provided a hiccup in Boyer’s quest to play in an NFL game.
It was only a few short days ago that Boyer enjoyed a “pretty emotional” Seahawks and NFL debut – a debut wherein he led the Seahawks onto the field carrying an American flag.
“I think the biggest thing is he understood the offense, he understood the game so he knew what he could get away with, what he couldn’t get away with, he was the guy who watched film”.
Seahawks GM John Schneider apparently needed Boyer’s roster spot for quarterback Jake Waters. After Nate Boyer earned an honorable discharge after six years of service, he joined University of Texas football team and became the Longhorns’ starting long snapper.
Waters was a two-year starter at Kansas State, where he set a school record for passing yards with 3,501 and 31 touchdowns.
Waters is an undrafted rookie from Kansas State.
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Boyer was signed in May immediately after the NFL draft.
