The second choose of the Seattle Seahawks within the 2024 NFL Draft has an attention-grabbing connection to his new crew.
Draft Response: The Seahawks are “tending” the trenches with Christian Haynes
The coach beneath whom offensive guard and third-round choose Christian Haynes performed in faculty at UConn is somebody very acquainted to each the town and the franchise: Jim Mora.
Not solely was Mora the top coach of the Seahawks in 2009, he spent the ultimate years of his youth within the Seattle space whereas his father was an assistant coach with the UW Huskies. After graduating from Interlake Excessive College, Mora started taking part in defensive again and linebacker at Washington earlier than starting his teaching profession with the Huskies as a graduate assistant in 1984.
So when Mora discovered Haynes had been drafted by the Seahawks, he was comfortable for a number of causes.
“You recognize, I'm a Seattle child, proper?” And I used to be so comfortable that the Seahawks drafted him as a result of I do know what he’ll carry not solely to the Seahawks group however to the Seattle neighborhood,” Mora informed Seattle Sports activities' Bump and Stacy on Monday. “He's pretty much as good an individual as I've had in 40 years of teaching. I'm actually enthusiastic about him. Actually, as a Seahawks fan my complete life, I'm actually excited concerning the Seahawks.”
Chatting with the hosts, Mora actually emphasised the form of individual Haynes is Michael Bumpus (who was a Seahawks vast receiver when Mora was Seattle's assistant head coach and defensive coordinator in 2008) and Stacy Rostova.
“He has excessive character, prime quality, nice morals, nice ethical compass and excessive ethics,” Mora mentioned. “He's only a nice child. He’s very unobtrusive, he’s quiet, he’s severe, he’s very positive of himself. He simply has great management abilities. He's trainable.”
OK, however what about Haynes on the sphere? Mora was requested what the very first thing Seahawks followers will discover about Haynes.
“How onerous he’s,” Mora replied. “He's constant, however he's only a powerful canine. Nothing bothers him. He’ll struggle till the tip of each recreation. He’ll play with nice method, nice fundamentals and nice effort, however… there is a component of psychological and bodily toughness. You recognize, the nastiness that I feel it’s important to have at that place to achieve success within the Nationwide Soccer League.”
He's received your again.@C_Haynes70 | @QNTMFiber pic.twitter.com/xA7W8tMDUx
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) April 27, 2024
Take heed to Bump and Stacy's full interview with UConn head soccer coach Jim Mora on the podcast at this hyperlink or within the participant on the prime of this publish. Bump and Stacy airs dwell from 10am to 2pm weekdays on Seattle Sports activities.
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