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Is Boye Mafe Ready to Take Flight For Seattle? - Locked On Seahawks Podcast

Receiving first-team reps with Darrell Taylor sidelined, Boye Mafe may have the door open to a starting spot on the Seattle Seahawks' defensive front with a critical mock game looming on Friday.

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Off to an excellent start in his second training camp and now set for increased reps with the first-team defense thanks to Darrell Taylor's injury, Boye Mafe has been an early candidate for most improved player on the Seattle Seahawks roster.

Hosts Corbin Smith and Dallas Cooper discuss Mafe's ascent, including comments made by Pete Carroll about his massive improvement compared to his rookie season, and how Taylor's injury could create a major opportunity for him in coming days to stake a claim to a starting job.

Smith and Cooper also detail observations from Thursday's seventh practice at the VMAC, including Devon Witherspoon and Jaxon Smith-Njigba continuing to be must-see TV battling against each other, and play "Stock Watch" heading into Friday's mock scrimmage game.

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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.

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