Germany’s Aaron Donkor is returning home for the Seahawks’ Munich showdown with the Buccaneers Unfortunately, here’s why he’s not eligible to play
despite efforts to make it happen. Donkor is part of the International Player Pathway Program, which grants him a special exception to be a part of the Seahawks’ 16-man practice squad without counting towards the limit. As it turns out, that exception also creates a problem as far as elevating him to the active roster.
Carroll, Seahawks vice president of football administration Matt Thomas and other team leaders asked the league to excuse the technicality and let Donkor play Sunday, given the unique circumstance.If you’re to find fault in this situation, it seems like the Seahawks are the ones who should’ve known about this rule well in advance. Unfortunately the rules are the rules and while perhaps this will be reviewed in the offseason, that doesn’t help Donkor in the short-term.
Donkor’s involvement on Sunday will be to lead the team onto the field in front of what figures to be a very pro-Seahawks crowd at the Allianz Arena. “I tried to get that done, and we weren’t able to do it,” Carroll said. “I went all the way to the top of the chain to figure that one out. I thought it would be a great idea. We just couldn’t get it OK’d.who gets the practice squad elevation for tomorrow.
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