Cody Thompson and Bryant Koback looking to make Seahawks roster

Volume 2 Issue 28

Two area players are looking to make their way onto the Seattle Seahawks roster this fall. Cody Thompson (Huron) and Bryant Koback (Hol. Springfield) will be looking to join the Seahawks’ final offensive roster when final cuts are made at the end of August.

Thompson saw action in 2021 for Seattle on special teams for 5 games after a stellar collegiate career for the Toledo Rockets. Last season Thompson seemed poised to make a breakthrough to the final roster and be a contributing wide receiver before ending up on the Injured Reserve during the preseason. Now fully recovered, Thompson seems poised to make that next jump to the final roster. However, there are currently twelve wide receivers on the Seahawks roster, a number that will need to be trimmed down to around six by the time the season starts.

Koback, another standout Toledo Rocket, will be entering his second year of pro football. Last season Koback was a member of the Minnesota Vikings’ practice squad. Koback was released at the end of the season and signed with Seattle in May. With only five running backs currently on the Seahawks’ roster it is likely Koback will either make the final roster or at least the practice squad.

Cody Thompson is the second Huron athlete to play in the NFL. The other was Bill Slyker in 1922. If Bryant Koback makes an appearance in a game this season, he will be the fourth Springfield graduate to play in the NFL. The others being Rick Upchurch, Todd France and Eric Page.

Leading Updates

• Trevor Harris (Waldo/Marion Pleasant) out indefinitely following surgery on tibial plateau.

Notable Game Updates

• On July 18th Seth Lonsway (Celina) earned the save for the A+ San Jose Giants.

• On July 20th Chris Bassitt (Curtice/Genoa) earned in the win for the Blue Jays over the Padres.

• On July 22nd Natasha Howard (Toledo Waite) had 28 points and 11 rebounds in a Wings win over the Sparks.

Interesting Reads

• Sunday Chat with Grace VanSlooten

• Bassitt in Elite Class

• Zia Cooke talks about being a pro and how life moves quickly

• Jared Anderson, the rising heavyweight superstar, sees himself 'being the best of all time'

• Roughriders QB Trevor Harris is on the road to recovery

• Jamiya Neal poised for a breakout year

• 2023 high school football: Who are the Toledo area's top college prospects?

• St. John's Jesuit graduate Dooley fully committed for final season at Eastern Michigan

• 2023 high school football: 10 running backs to watch

• Perrysburg's Burnett wins 16U national freestyle wrestling title

• Whitmer's Savannah Isaac defends national freestyle wrestling title

Just For Fun

Local Athletes to play for current NFC West Teams

• Arizona/St.Louis/Chicago Cardinals

  • Bryan Robinson (Toledo Woodward)

  • Jim Otis (Celina)

  • Bill Thornton (Toledo Libbey)

  • Ron McDole (Toledo DeVilbiss)

  • Jim Ladd (Put-in-Bay)

  • Jim Root (Toledo Libbey)

  • Bill Lange (Lima St. Rose)

  • Bob Shaw (Fremont Ross)

  • Lou Marotti (Whitmer)

• Los Angeles/St.Louis/Cleveland Rams

  • Andrew Donnal (Anthony Wayne)

  • Jalil Carter (Toledo St. John’s)

  • Bryan Robinson (Toledo Woodward)

  • Orlando Pace (Sandusky)

  • Jeremy Lincoln (Toledo DeVilbiss)

  • Bob Brudzinski (Fremont Ross)

  • John Williams (Toledo Libbey)

  • Bill Lange (Lima St. Rose)

  • Jack Martin (Toledo Waite)

  • Bob Shaw (Fremont Ross)

  • Dutch Elston (Toledo Waite)

  • Marty Slovak (Oak Harbor)

  • Bob Snyder (Toledo Libbey)

  • John Bettridge (Sandusky)

• San Francisco 49ers

  • Willie Harper (Toledo Scott)

  • Marty Huff (Toledo St. Francis)

  • John Saunders (Toledo Macomber)

  • Bob Momsen (Toledo Libbey)

  • Dutch Elston (Toledo Waite)

• Seattle Seahawks

  • Cody Thompson (Huron)

  • Charlie Frye (Willard)

  • Jeremy Lincoln (Toledo DeVilbiss)