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Damien Martinez has big Week 2 but where does he Fit In?

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Trinton Breeze

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Damien Martinez looks like a NFL running-back so far this pre-season but the issue will be where he gets his chance.

THE GOOD

Martinez had 13 touches last night in the Seahawks second pre-season game. The former Hurricane had 11 carries for 50 yards, including his first touchdown, while catching two passes for 14 yards.



In addition to his skills with the ball in hand, Martinez had been praised through training camp for his pass protection. Martinez has...

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Don’t they have to trade him now or put him on the practice squad where he can be picked up? I don’t know the specific rules, but I was under the impression they couldn’t back pocket him.
 
grover said:
Don’t they have to trade him now or put him on the practice squad where he can be picked up? I don’t know the specific rules, but I was under the impression they couldn’t back pocket him.
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0 protection for practice squad players
 
Calinative said:
Teams can protect 4 PS players per week from being signed by other teams pretty sure.
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4 out of the 16 by Tuesday. Like you said a weekly thing not season.

He’s in a battle for that practice squad spot with a UDFA Wright who’s flashed in both games. Will be interesting to see how it plays out as it’s rare for teams to use 2 of those spots for P Squad guys.
 
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It's very likely that the Seahawks keep 4 backs. Kenneth Walker is injury prone and they've placed a huge emphasis on running the ball this year.
 
cway313 said:
Yes, but he also wanted a fully guaranteed contract, so that is the other hold up.
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Not much left to negotiate in that regard given the rest of the 2nd rounders all signed. Judkins was pick 4 in the 2nd round. The top 8 2nd rounder ALL signed fully guaranteed contracts already except for him, including the guy the Browns picked 3 picks earlier. I'd be very surprised if he didn't sign a fully guaranteed contract if he is fully in the clear from all that off-field stuff.
 
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