Dee Williams has muffed his last return for the Seattle Seahawks. On Thursday, the team officially waved cornerback/return specialist Dee Williams following yet another game with a fumble. Against the New York Jets, Williams fumbled a kick off after New York already scored, leading to another Jets touchdown to give them a 14-0 lead over the Seahawks.
Handling returns has been a season-long misadventure for Williams, and has contributed to Seattle’s mostly atrocious special teams this year. It appears the Week 13 game against the Jets was the final straw for both Williams, and his fellow return man Laviska Shenault Jr. – who was waived earlier this week, and recently claimed by the Chargers.
Shenault and Williams almost single-handedly gave the game away to New York with their fumbles. Clearly, this was not a situation the Seahawks were willing to risk happening again. Seattle has officially cleaned house at this position. Filling the role is likely to be wide receiver/return specialist Jaelon Darden, who was claimed by the Seahawks after being waived by the Cleveland Browns this week.
As mentioned earlier, Seattle’s special teams have been a considerable liability for the team. The usually rock-solid unit has given away far too many points/opportunities to opponents. The Seahawks were fortunate to be playing the perennially dysfunctional Jets, but had they been competing against an actually competent team, they might not have been able to overcome such self-inflicted wounds.
