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Sowell

He’ll now wear No. 85, making the switch official. Sowell is merely going to be an extra blocker, but he showed he can at least catch when he caught a touchdown in a Sunday night tilt with the Rams last season. Additionally, the Bears have moved reserve RB Taquan Mizzell to wide receiver.

Sowell, 6'7/320, is an undrafted free agent out of Ole Miss. He’s on for depth after RT Winston Justice sustained a Week 1 concussion.

“If I was to stay out there, I would have been liability,” said Justice. “I would have been a one-armed lineman.” Justice’s replacement, Bradley Sowell, allowed 2.5 sacks and five QB hurries to Paul Kruger. Andrew Luck was hit 10 times on Sunday.

A 2012 undrafted free agent out of Ole Miss, Sowell (6'7/320) has bounced around practice squads for much of the last two years. He does know coach Bruce Arians as they were in Indy together last season. Sowell is certainly no lock to perform any better than Levi Brown, though it would be difficult to be worse.

Sowell is a second-year undrafted free agent out of Ole Miss. The Colts signed him off the Buccaneers’ practice squad in September of last season. New Cardinals coach Bruce Arians is familiar with Sowell from their time in Indy.

Well, we do. And so does just about everyone else. “Bradley (Sowell) played OK, and he’s going to get better with another year of strength and conditioning,” Arians said. “It’s not the most glaring need.” Sowell appeared in 12 games at left tackle for the Cardinals and graded out as Pro Football Focus’ worst tackle in 2013. Arizona is going to address the position either via free agency or the draft. Free agent Branden Albert has already been linked to the Cardinals.

Garry Gilliam is penciled in on the left side, with J’Marcus Webb on the right. Webb is probably more vulnerable, but we actually believe Carroll that it remains a fluid situation. The Seahawks are taking their lack of offensive line investment to remarkable new depths this season.

The word comes straight from coach Pete Carroll. Gilliam was a 16-game starter at right tackle last season, but struggled mightily. Sowell hasn’t started at any position since 2013, when he was with the Cardinals. The loser of the “battle” could displace J’Marcus Webb at right tackle, though swing duties are just as likely.

Sowell is putting a serious move on presumptive starter Garry Gilliam, who was working on the right side Thursday. Sowell hasn’t made a regular season start since 2013, when he bombed as the Cardinals’ blindside protector. He played 33 total snaps last season.

Sowell was carted off with a sprained MCL on Sunday night against Arizona. He was expected to miss multiple weeks, but coach Pete Carroll says he “looks like he’s not hurt.” Sowell is still on the doubtful side for Week 8. George Fant will likely draw the start in his place.