Jeanpierre & Nowak Currently Leading The Center Competition

Jeanpierre & Nowak Are Leading The Center Competition, For Now At Least

Offensive line coach Tom Cable has referred to the battle to replace Max Unger at center as one of the best competitions at camp, and for now at least, it looks like Lemuel Jeanpierre and Drew Nowak are leading that competition. Jeanpierre got the most first-team reps Friday, but Nowak, who spent most of last season on the practice squad, also worked with the starters. That left Patrick Lewis, who started four games last season, and rookie Kristjan Sokoli working with the backups. It’s worth noting, however, that the Seahawks have been known to let one player get all or most the first team reps one week, then change it up the next week, most notably in 2012 with the quarterback competition. So until we get further into camp, it’s too early to declare this a two-man race.

“We have four centers, so Tom’s got to work out,” Carroll said. “This is a really good focal point in camp, it’s a great camp competition for us. (Jeanpierre and Nowak) were sharing the ones and Patrick and Kristjan were working the twos and threes. We’ll see how that goes… We’re not going to shut the door on any of the four guys. It’s just open competition, and we’ll see how it goes.”

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Lemuel Jeanpierre and Drew Nowak continued to split first-ream reps in the four-man competition for the Seahawks’ starting center job, with Patrick Lewis looking like he’s the clear No. 3, and rookie Kristjan Sokoli bringing up the rear. Here’s the rest of the rotation:

Left tackle: Okung, Garry Gilliam, Jesse Davis
Left guard: Alvin Bailey, Terry Poole, Will Pericak
Right guard: J.R. Sweezy, Mark Glowinski, Keavon Milton
Right tackle: Justin Britt, Gilliam, Kona Schwenke
Davis, the undrafted rookie out of Idaho — where he played defensive tackle for three years before converting to the offensive line — had a rough day at the office on Saturday. Second-year defensive end Cassius Marsh blew by him on consecutive plays with Davis lined up at the right tackle spot. Davis then switched to left tackle, where he was abused by linebacker Mike Morgan on the next two snaps.

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