Seattle Signs Pair of Rookies to Help Replace Abraham Lucas - Locked On Seahawks Podcast

Set to play the next four games without Abraham Lucas, the Seattle Seahawks plucked two promising developmental tackles off the practice squads from the Las Vegas Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers to further supplement depth along the offensive line.
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Making a bad situation along the offensive line even worse, the Seattle Seahawks placed hurting right tackle Abraham Lucas on injured reserve on Wednesday, ensuring he would miss at least the next four games with a sore knee.

Hosts Corbin Smith and Rob Rang discuss the significance of losing Lucas for an extended time period and how the Seahawks may be able to weather the storm without him, including taking a look at two undrafted rookies signed off of Las Vegas and Tampa Bay's practice squads.

Smith and Rang also break down six key matchups to watch when the Seahawks hit the road for the first time to face Aidan Hutchinson and a talented Lions squad at Ford Field, starting with the pressure on Jake Curhan to try to slow down Detroit's rising star pass rusher.


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Beat reporter Corbin Smith and NFL Draft guru Rob Rang provide comprehensive analysis and commentary on the Seattle Seahawks with the daily Locked On Seahawks podcast. A former player, high school coach, and standup comedian, Smith shares his wealth of football knowledge and insight on the pulse of the team with a splash of humor, while Rang has thrived as an NFL draft analyst for nearly two decades and has had his work featured on FOX, CBS, and many other outlets.

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Corbin K. Smith
CORBIN K. SMITH

Graduating from Manchester College in 2012, Smith began his professional career as a high school Economics teacher in Indianapolis and launched his own NFL website covering the Seahawks as a hobby. After teaching and coaching high school football for five years, he transitioned to a full-time sports reporter in 2017, writing for USA Today's Seahawks Wire while continuing to produce the Legion of 12 podcast. He joined the Arena Group in August 2018 and also currently hosts the daily Locked On Seahawks podcast with Rob Rang and Nick Lee. Away from his coverage of the Seahawks and the NFL, Smith dabbles in standup comedy, is a heavy metal enthusiast and previously performed as lead vocalist for a metal band, and enjoys distance running and weight lifting. A habitual commuter, he resides with his wife Natalia in Colorado and spends extensive time reporting from his second residence in the Pacific Northwest.