Seahawks bring back former US Olympic sprinter Marvin Bracy

RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks announced a number of roster moves Monday, releasing punter Jon Ryan and kicker Jason Myers and signing cornerback Elijah Battle and wide receiver Marvin Bracy.

The 24-year-old Bracy originally signed with the Seahawks on July 29, but was later waived by the team.

Bracy signed with Florida State University out of high school to play football and run track. However, after redshirting his freshmen year with the Seminoles football program, Bracy left college to go professional in track.

Bracy holds a personal best time of 9.93 seconds in the 100-meter dash and won three consecutive championships in the 60-meter dash at the U.S. Indoor Track & Field Championships from 2014-2016. Bracy finished 14th in the 100-meter dash at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

In August 2017, Bracy returned to football and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as a wide receiver. He was waived on Sept. 2, 2017 and remained a free agent until signing with the Seahawks.

Bracy joins the following wide receivers on the Seahawks' active 90-man roster: Brandon Marshall, Keenean Reynolds, Caleb Scott, Damore’ea Stringfellow, Marcus Johnson, Jaron Brown, Doug Baldwin, Amara Darboh, David Moore, Cyril Grayson Jr., Tanner McEvoy, Tyler Lockett and Malik Turner.

Click here to read more about Bracy on Seahawks.com.

The Seahawks third preseason game is on Thursday Aug. 9 against the Indianapolis Colts at CenturyLink Field.

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