Seahawks Land Ex-Bears Playmaker & Cut Ties With Receiver Before Texans Game
The Seattle Seahawks made a series of changes at wide receiver ahead of the team’s Week 7 showdown against the Houston Texans. Days before the primetime matchup, Seattle announced a change at wide receiver on the team’s practice squad.
The Seahawks released Tyrone Broden and signed Tyler Scott to the team’s practice squad on October 15, 2025. Scott appeared in 28 games with the Chicago Bears from 2023 to 2024.
The wideout’s best season came in 2023 when Scott posted 17 receptions for 168 yards in 17 appearances. Chicago selected Scott in the fourth round in the 2023 NFL draft following a standout college career at Cincinnati.
Here’s what you need to know about the Seahawks’ latest roster moves.
New Seahawks WR Tyler Scott Drew Comparisons to Legendary Receiver T.Y. Hilton Ahead of the 2023 NFL Draft
Heading into the 2023 NFL draft, Scott drew comparisons to T.Y. Hilton. Scott ran a 4.44-second 40-yard dash at the NFL combine.
“While the comparison to T.Y. Hilton might raise some eyebrows, Scott is a similar player in body type, speed and versatility,” NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein detailed in his pre-draft profile of Scott. “With just two seasons of starting experience at receiver, his route running and ball skills are almost certain to continue to improve and become less of an issue for him in the future. He has the speed and shiftiness to uncover on all three levels.
“Also, he offers jet sweep and receiver screen value. A smallish frame and lack of hand strength are likely to continue to plague him on contested catches, though. Scott is an ascending talent whose versatility and playmaking talent create an easily projectable upside as a good starting slot receiver early in his career.”
The Seahawks Could Get a Boost With Devon Witherspoon, Julian Love & Riq Woolen All Potentially Playing vs. Texans
The Seahawks are 3-point favorites versus the Texans in Week 7, per DraftKings. Seattle could be getting a boost on defense with several key players potentially returning from being sidelined with injuries.
Cornerback Riq Woolen is expected to suit up against the Texans. Additionally, cornerback Devon Witherspoon, safety Julian Love and tackle Josh Jones are all listed as questionable, leaving the door open for each player to play. Pass rusher Derick Hall will not play against the Texans.
Despite fans’ frustration with Woolen this season, Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald continues to support the embattled cornerback.
“He’s had a great week of practice,” Macdonald said of Woolen’s outlook, per Seahawks.com. “Told him yesterday, I’m really excited to see him play, so I can’t wait to see him go out there and do his thing.”
The Seahawks Are Getting Healthy at the Right Time
Overall, the Seahawks appear to be getting healthy at the right time. Macdonald sounded optimistic ahead of the team’s matchup against the Texans.
“Just had a really good practice,” Macdonald noted, via Seahawks.com. “Good week of work, so far. It’s Friday as far as we’re concerned and we’re kind of operating accordingly throughout the weekend into the game.”
It is good news given both the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers moved to 5-2 over the weekend, creating an intense battle in the NFC West.
Broncos QB Bo Nix Makes Telling Comments After Historic Win
The Denver Broncos stormed back to victory over the New York Giants in Week 7, and quarterback Bo Nix made history in his own right while also leading the franchise to a landmark of their own.
After the contest, Nix spoke candidly about the improbably nature of the win and his efforts to lead the charge.
The Broncos’ young passes also detailed a clear vision of what he wants his legacy to be.
Bo Nix Offers Telling Admission After Broncos Beat Giants
GettyBo Nix #10 of the Denver Broncos reacts against the New York Giants.
Nix threw for 279 yards and 2 touchdowns with 0 interceptions in the game, completing 54% of his passes.
The Broncos were held scoreless through three quarters before Nix accounted for all four of Denver’s in the fourth quarter. Nix was 16-for-25 (64%) for 175 yards and 2 TDs in the fourth quarter of the contest.
Nix said he was “thinking about how I was going to answer questions if we got shut out.”
“Not where you want to be. And at some point, I knew we’ve done it before in the fourth quarter. At some point, we’re going to go down and score. Now, maybe too late. We may not score enough, but at some point we’re going to do it. We did it. Got a good drive there at the end of the third, scored quickly in the fourth. And it’s almost like once we scored and got the two-point conversion we knew how to play all of a sudden. So, it was just – I don’t have many answers, but we just kept fighting,” Nix told reporters on October 19, later speaking about this game in his legacy.
“Just never flinch, never back down, always in the fight. It wasn’t pretty for a long time. And me included, we all were like, ‘Man, it’s just not our day. We can’t get anything going.’ And then, just takes a few plays, and a few moments, and a few guys making plays, a few pieces of encouragement by guys and all of a sudden you go – I don’t even know how we scored 33 points in a quarter. That’s kind of insane.”
The Broncos’ 33 points are the most in a fourth-quarter after a three-quarter shutout in NFL history. Nix is the first player with 2 passing and 2 rushing TDs in the fourth quarter of a game.
Bo Nix Gets Honest About Broncos Offense
GettyBo Nix #10 and Evan Engram #1 of the Denver Broncos celebrate a touchdown against the New York Giants.
The Giants outgained the Broncos 210 yards to 105 through the first three quarters. Per NFL Next Gen Stats, the Broncos’ win percentage bottomed out at 0.7% in the fourth quarter. But Denver had a 174-73 edge in the final frame to get the win.
“We just saved all our good [plays] for the fourth quarter, and they just they worked. We just kept running them. And we found some momentum, and our defense found some stops. We got a huge turnover, and all of a sudden we just got some life back. Thought we could win the game, and so we kept playing until we won the game,” Nix said.
“It’s just whatever we had to get done, we did it. And it was a full team effort. Just play after play by guys. Now you want to see it done earlier. But whatever it takes. By any means necessary.”
Nix and the Broncos would certainly prefer not to neeed such a miraculous effort.
Bo Nix: ‘Thank You, Lord’
GettyBo Nix #10 of the Denver Broncos celebrates after defeating the New York Giants.
Asked about his mindset during the run, Nix, who is deeply religious, cited God and teammate Evan Engram’s remarks.
“It’s just, ‘Thank you, Lord, for putting me in that position and choosing me to be the quarterback of this team and giving us the opportunity to win a game like that. And Evan said it best in the locker room, ‘Man, he chose us for for a time like that.’ And just very thankful, just very relieved. You win a game like that, it’s like the best thing ever. My first time sort of wining a game like that. So, it was awesome. It was a great team win. Every side of the ball made a huge impact in the game at some point. And we just kept making plays and kept hope until the very end,” Nix said.
“We just got a resilient group and it’s impressive to win a game like that. It’s not easy mentally to continue to fight like that and put everything on the line when there’s really nothing to lose, and it’s tough, but we got a tough team.”
Up next in Week 8, Nix and the Broncos will host the Dallas Cowboys, who defeated the Washington Commanders in Week 7.
