SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Seahawks cornerback Josh Jobe is taking advantage of his opportunities. Jobe has burst onto the scene for the Seahawks the past two weeks, as the 26-year-old put up solid efforts in each of his first two games after spending the early part of the season on the practice squad. Now he has an opportunity to earn a spot atop the depth chart, with coach Mike Macdonald labeling the third cornerback spot “a competition” with starter Tre Brown set to return from an ankle injury.
Brown was active against Buffalo, but didn’t play. Riq Woolen and Devon Witherspoon are the team’s top two cornerbacks. “Stacking a lot of great practice reps, starts to flash, and if you want to play, that’s kind of how it works,” Macdonald said of Jobe.
“It takes a while to kind of gain up some of that momentum and some of those plays behind your belt. You show that type of consistency, that builds trust with the coaching staff, (and) the rest of your teammates.” Jobe, who won a national title with Alabama in 2020 and became a special teams standout in his first two NFL seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, had six tackles and two passes defensed in his Seahawks debut against Atlanta on Oct.
20. He then had seven tackles while intercepting Josh Allen this past Sunday against the Bills. That interception, the first of Jobe’s professional career, was Allen’s first of the season and broke a streak of 301 pass attempts without a pick.
“It was a big interception f.
