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Phillip Dorsett turned down the Seahawks in 2019.
New Seahawks vast receiver Phillip Dorsett got down to keep away from making the identical mistake twice when free company started. Dorsett admitted he turned down the Seahawks previous to the 2019 season and referred to re-signing with the Patriots as a “mistake.”
“I might have come [to Seattle] final yr, and I selected the keep in New England, however I didn’t need to make that mistake once more,” Dorsett famous in his media press convention, per Seahawks.com.
Dorsett’s begin with the Seahawks has been a bit unconventional given the digital offseason, however the receiver is staying in touch along with his new quarterback. Dorsett defined that he’s in “common communication” with Russell Wilson.
“It’s simply common communication,” Dorsett stated. “We’ve received one another’s cellphone numbers, we Zoom as a lot as we will. We are able to FaceTime, we will textual content. It’s unlucky proper now we will’t meet up and really undergo drills on the sphere, however that’s when every thing simply needs to be psychological. This sport is an enormous half psychological too, so proper now, truthfully, the bodily half you need to take care of by yourself, however the psychological half is one thing that you need to personal it loads. It’s powerful, however on the finish of the day, you’ve received to take accountability and also you’ve received to do it.”
Dorsett Is Wanting Ahead to Using His Velocity on Deep Passes
Dorsett is among the quickest receivers within the league operating a 4.33 40-yard sprint on the 2015 NFL Mix. Certainly one of Wilson’s many strengths is his capability to throw the deep ball, one thing Dorsett is wanting ahead to profiting from this season.
“Completely, it [Wilson’s deep pass] was undoubtedly one thing I’m conscious of,” Dorsett famous. “I’m a scholar of the sport, so I’m all the time watching soccer. Whether or not I’m finding out it or if I’m on NFL Community or ESPN, I’m all the time watching. So that you see it, you see it on show each weekend. It’s the proper deep ball. He has the arm energy and the contact to get it anyplace, so I might say undoubtedly it was a kind of issues that attracted me to Seattle.”
ESPN’s Brady Henderson defined that the statistics again up Dorsett’s concept that he might thrive in Seattle’s offense with Wilson below middle.
“Some statistical context on that remark from Dorsett about Wilson and the deep ball: per ESPN charting, Wilson led the NFL final yr with 22 completions that traveled no less than 25 yards past the road of scrimmage and has probably the most (139) of any QB since his rookie season in 2012,” Henderson tweeted.
Dorsett Has Solely Topped 500 Receiving Yards in 1 of His 5 NFL Seasons
Regardless of being a first-round decide, Dorsett has largely underperformed the lofty expectations that adopted him when he entered the league in 2015. Dorsett has solely notched greater than 500 receiving yards as soon as in his 5 NFL seasons. Dorsett’s finest season got here with the Colts in 2016 with 33 receptions for 528 yards and two touchdowns.
Dorsett has performed with Andrew Luck and Tom Brady however has been unable to make a serious impression to this point in his profession. The receiver is coming off a career-high 5 touchdowns final season in New England. The Seahawks are hoping to make the most of Dorsett as one other deep menace within the offense, whereas the receiver goals to show his finest is but to return.