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Tre Flowers se une a los Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals signed cornerback Tre Flowers after he was released by the Seattle Seahawks earlier this week. The Bengals broke the news on Twitter revealing that Flowers would have a fresh start, something Seahawks coach Pete Carroll admitted was his wish.
It’s a drastic change for Flowers who started three games for the Seahawks and achieved a score of 52.9 / 100 by Pro Football Focus for his performance through week 5. Carroll explained that the decision to release Flowers was because “it was time to make changes.”
“It was time to make changes, for him too,” Carroll said during a press conference on October 13 last. “There are a couple of players who are getting ahead of him, and I like him very well. I love him and I have been working with him with the same closeness that I have done with the other members of the team since I arrived. And I think the best thing for him is to leave, is to go back out there. There are a lot of teams that need cornerbacks and I hope they have a great opportunity. “
The Seahawks contradicted the report that Flowers asked to be released
The Seahawks contradicted the report that Flowers asked to be released by the Seahawks. The Seattle team coach detailed some of the things that Flowers needed to improve including “coming back when you don’t make plays.” The Seahawks decided to start Sidney Jones instead of Flowers.
“He had the physical characteristics – he did a lot of things well, he’s very good technically, but you have to finish the plays, and make the plays and come back when you don’t.” Carroll added. “And you know, and you seek, you must seek success. You must look for successful plays to improve on… it is time to move on. It really is. That’s saying a lot already. “
The fact that the Bengals add Flowers will give the Seahawks some financial relief.
“The Bengals sign former Seahawks cornerback Tre Flowers,” tweeted Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times. “That also means they will take over the rest of his contract that had a starting salary of $ 2.1 million for this year.”
Rookie cornerback Tre Brown competes to start
Jones’ early results as a new starter have been mixed. Carroll revealed that rookie Tre Brown is now in the running for a starting job as well. Brown started the season in reserve after sustaining a knee injury. The rookie cornerback had a very good offseason and concentration, so the Seahawks have high expectations of what Brown can do.
“Yes, I’m excited, this will be a real week for him.” Carroll explained commenting on Brown’s return to the court. “Last week it was biased. I already talked to him about this, it is the moment when he returns to action and we have to see if he can return to his level of play. When he got injured, he was about to compete for the start and he has done very good things but unfortunately he injured his knee and could not respond then. “
“So we go back to where we left off. And like I said to him today, let’s pick up where we left off and show us that you’re okay and we’ll see where you end up in the competition. So it will be fighting. But he’s very excited and ready to go. “
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