The Seattle Seahawks are adding some depth to their secondary in the final days before training camp opens.
The team announced on July 21 that they signed former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Brandon Johnson, who came into the league as an undrafted rookie and is looking for his shot to land on an active roster. The move helps the Seahawks fill an important hole in a position group hit by injuries.
Seahawks Land Promising Cornerback in Brandon Johnson
As the team noted, Johnson spent the 2025 season with the Eagles, mostly on their practice squad. He appeared in three games and made one start, but was waived by the Eagles in June and spent weeks on the open market before landing with Seattle.
“Johnson, who transferred to Oregon after three seasons at Duke, was an All-Big Ten honorable mention selection in his one season with the Ducks, appearing in 14 games with eight starts while recording 45 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, five pass breakups and one interception,” the team noted.
Johnson did earn some good reviews for his contributions to the Eagles last season, with SI.com’s John McMullen noting that his rise from the practice squad to the game-day roster against the Buffalo Bills spoke well to his development.
“That kind of back-end roster movement is generally not going to generate headlines. In this case, it does reveal some significant developmental steps for the 5-foot-10, 185-pound undrafted rookie out of Oregon,” McMullen wrote. “The speedy defensive back made his NFL debut last Saturday against Washington, playing five snaps on defense and four more on special teams.”
Johnson also earned praise from Eagles veteran Michael Carter for his work ethic and preparedness.
âFor one, heâs super hard-working and always wanting to learn,â Carter said. â[He] asks a lot of questions, something I did coming in as a young guy, just wanting to learn and get better from my peers.â
Seahawks Hit With Bad Injury News
The Seahawks needed some immediate help in the secondary after placing safety Nick Emmanwori on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list on Monday. The Seahawks are set to open training camp on Saturday, and Johnson’s addition gives them another body in the secondary and will allow the team to shift players as needed to fill in for Emmanwori until he’s able to return.
While the long-term outlook for Emmanwori is not yet clear, Seattle Sports reporter Michael Bumpus suggested that the move this week was a cautionary decision.
âA lot of times, it could be something real simple,â Bumpus said in an appearance on “Bump and Stacy.” â(The Seahawks may be) like, alright, heâs already in good shape, heâs been to all of our stuff, letâs just make sure that heâs able to get through a camp unscathed.
âItâs not like heâs going to get lots of reps during the preseason games. Itâs going to be more joint practices where heâs going to get his reps there. Iâm hoping itâs just being really, really cautious when it comes to Nick Emmanwori.â
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