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Seahawks Elevate Veteran LB Ray-Ray Armstrong From Practice Squad to Face Cardinals

Seeking extra special teams and linebacker depth, Seattle called up Armstrong from the practice squad less than a week after signing with the team and the eight-year veteran could see action with his eighth NFL team on Sunday.
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Seahawks Elevate Veteran LB Ray-Ray Armstrong From Practice Squad to Face Cardinals
Seahawks Elevate Veteran LB Ray-Ray Armstrong From Practice Squad to Face Cardinals

Adding extra special teams and linebacker depth for Sunday's upcoming Week 7 matchup against the Cardinals, the Seahawks have elevated veteran linebacker Ray-Ray Armstrong from the practice squad.

Seattle signed Armstrong, along with linebacker Mychal Kendricks, to the practice roster earlier this week. Per a new league rule for this season, teams have the ability to promote up to two players for game day each week without having to make a corresponding roster move.

Armstrong, 29, has been well-traveled since entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Miami in 2013. After starting his career with the Rams, he's bounced around with seven teams in seven seasons, most recently playing in six games for the Saints and Cowboys last season.

For most of his career, the 6-foot-3, 220-pound Armstrong has been a core special teams player and has just three seasons with 200 or more defensive snaps. His best season came with the 49ers and Giants in 2017, as he produced a career-best 64 tackles, two interceptions, and two forced fumbles in 15 games.

Over seven NFL seasons, Armstrong has appeared in 84 games with 12 starts, producing 156 tackles, 2.0 sacks, and three interceptions.

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Corbin K. Smith
CORBIN K. SMITH

Graduating from Manchester College in 2012, Smith began his professional career as a high school Economics teacher in Indianapolis and launched his own NFL website covering the Seahawks as a hobby. After teaching and coaching high school football for five years, he transitioned to a full-time sports reporter in 2017, writing for USA Today's Seahawks Wire while continuing to produce the Legion of 12 podcast. He joined the Arena Group in August 2018 and also currently hosts the daily Locked On Seahawks podcast with Rob Rang and Nick Lee. Away from his coverage of the Seahawks and the NFL, Smith dabbles in standup comedy, is a heavy metal enthusiast and previously performed as lead vocalist for a metal band, and enjoys distance running and weight lifting. A habitual commuter, he resides with his wife Natalia in Colorado and spends extensive time reporting from his second residence in the Pacific Northwest.

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