Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that RB Maurice Morris has signed a 3-year $7 million deal with the Detroit Lions. Morris will continue his role as backup, playing the no. 2 spot behind starter Kevin Smith.
The Seahawks will play Morris and the Lions in a regular season matchup next year at an undetermined date. The move is not surprising.
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This is what we had to write about Morris's chances of staying a Seahawks this offseason.
Maurice Morris
RB Franchise tag: $6.6 million
RB free agent rank: 5
GM Tim Ruskell picked up Julius Jones and T.J. Duckett last offseason for a reason, and it’s unlikely either will be waived. The crowded backfield is going to get a little less crowded when the Seahawks let Morris sign with another team in the coming months. Morris ranks favorably in a mediocre list of free agents so expect him to find a new team sooner rather than later.
Morris was a Holmgren guy, a guy that doesn’t fit in with the current running back situation. Jones and Morris both have identical bodies and running styles, so essentially it’s pointless to keep both. Expect a Jones/Duckett tandem in 2009, and Morris backing up someone else for another franchise.
Chances of being a ‘Hawk: 5%
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