With several receivers grappling with injuries, the Seahawks added depth to the spot on Monday, signing former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Lance Lenoir. Running back Patrick Carr was called off / injured to make room for the 80-man roster.
Lenoir, 25, entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2017 after a prolific career in western Illinois. In four seasons with the Leathernecks, Lenoir had 273 catches for 3,796 yards and 31 touchdowns, all school records, and played 14 100-yard games. Lenoir has accumulated over 1,000 yards in each of his last three seasons at Western Illinois.
Lenoir spent most of his rookie season on the Dallas practice squad before appearing in a game at the end of the year. He played seven games in 2018, mostly in special teams, then spent the 2019 season in the injured reserve.
The Seahawks have been without three receivers at camp since last week, with Phillip Dorsett II, John Ursua and Cody Thompson all struggling with injuries, though Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has said all three have a chance to come back. this week. Lenoir is the second Seattle wide receiver signed in the past three days, 2014 second-round pick Paul Richardson returning to the Seahawks on Saturday.
Carr signed with the Seahawks as an undrafted rookie from the University of Houston earlier this year. He would return to the Seattle casualty reserve list if he allowed waivers on Tuesday.
