The beginning of the 2024 season was a bit of a mess for the Seattle Seahawks. The team started well under new head coach Mike Macdonald, but the teams Seattle was playing were not good (the Denver Broncos would have been a tougher out later in the season, though).
The solid start soon turned into a losing record as Seattle entered the Week 10 bye week 4-5.
Part of the issue was that some of the pieces the Seahawks had added in the 2024 offseason were not working out. New linebackers Jerome Baker and Tyrel Dodson were gone by the team came back from the bye week, and veteran safety Rayshawn Jenkins had lost his job.
Former Seahawks safety Rayshawn Jenkins might not make it through Browns training camp
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Jenkins had been injured, but in his absence, Coby Bryant [proved to be a better](https://12thmanrising.com/three-unsung-seahawks-players-who-turned-into-stars-versus-falcons-01jar393d9rp) (and more productive) fit in Macdonald's scheme and Jenkins was not able to get his starting job back. This offseason, Seattle thought it was wiser to release Jenkins than keep him as a backup.
The safety signed with the Cleveland Browns, one of the more dysfunctional organizations in the league, but his chances of making Cleveland's 53-man roster are iffy, too. He is currently a backup and battling with Damontae Kazee and Christopher Edmonds for a spot on the team.
If the Browns are smart (and let's be honest, they usually aren't), they won't keep Jenkins. The 31-year-old has never been great in coverage, but even in Macdonald's safety-friendly system, Jenkins was horrible in 2024.
He allowed 28 of the 32 passes thrown his way to be completed in 2024 for 295 yards and a touchdown. He also missed a terrible 19.3 percent of his tackle attempts. The only reason a Seahawks fan should hope that Cleveland keeps Jenkins is if Seattle and the Browns somehow meet in the Super Bowl and Seattle can take advantage of Jenkins' deficiencies.
While not the only reason, Jenkins now being able to play and Bryant in his place helped the Seahawks' defense improve by about four points a game. The Seahawks replacing linebackers Dodson and Baker helped, too, of course.
But Bryant also earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week in Week 12 and finished with three interceptions and a passer rating allowed of 77.3. [Jenkins' was 115.5](https://12thmanrising.com/three-first-year-seattle-seahawks-who-should-not-be-welcomed-back-next-season-01ja8965x86v). Bryant also missed just 5.2 percent of his tackle attempts.
If Cleveland wants to be slightly better than they would be otherwise, they will release Rayshawn Jenkins. Either way, the Seahawks don't have to worry about his poor play in 2025.
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