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Emmanwori played the best game of his rookie season against the Falcons. On special teams, he blocked a Zane Gonzalez field goal attempt. On defense, the former South Carolina standout registered an interception, a sack, another tackle for loss, and six total tackles. Emmanwori was quite literally all over the field.
With the biggest performance of his young career, Seattle Seahawks safety Nick Emmanwori thrust himself directly into the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year race.
Seahawks rookie safety Nick Emmanwori was drafted using the pick from the DK Metcalf trade. Then he chose Russell Wilson's number. Here's how he lived up to all that.
On any given play, Emmanwori can be taking on a 300-plus pound offensive tackle, or he can, as was the case on a third-down play that nearly ended with his first interception, he can play lockdown coverage on Justin Jeffrson, an All-Pro receiver.
Rookie safety Nick Emmanwori is helping the Seattle Seahawks' defense lead the NFL with a "pretty ridiculous" number.
Nick Emmanwori played one of the best coverage snaps you’ll see all season yesterday against Justin Jefferson.
The Seahawks are building a new Legion of Boom in Seattle, and rookie Nick Emmanwori is lowering as many booms as anybody on the team.
Name a rookie who is doing more, for more of an impact on a better team, than the do-it-all dynamo for 10-3 Seattle.
Rookie Seattle Seahawks cornerback and linebacker Nick Emmanwori was drafted as a project player who could also impact the game immediately. There's a lot of room for him to grow, but his athletic abilities are second to none. Emmanwori has played in seven ...
Nick Emmanwori had a game for the ages in the Seahawks' dominant win over the Falcons, while also strengthening his Rookie of the Year case.
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