Deven Eastern

No. 97 · Rookie

Eastern passed his physical. The wait is over.

Rookies don't get to rest. They get one shot to prove they belong, and the clock starts the moment camp opens. For Deven Eastern, that clock was on pause.

The Seattle Seahawks' rookie defensive tackle started the year on the physically-unable-to-perform list — a designation that means a player isn't medically cleared to practice or play. He's been watching, waiting, doing the work no one sees while everyone else gets their reps.

On Thursday, the Seahawks activated Eastern. He passed his physical. He's cleared.

For any player, that kind of sideline time early in a career is its own kind of pressure. You're new, you're unproven, and the game is moving on without you. Getting cleared means he now gets the thing every rookie is actually after: a chance to show up.

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