RENTON Thanks, Mom!
And thank you, Walter Jones.
That’s what the still-new, still-growing left tackle is saying now, on the eve of his second full year playing competitive football.
That’s what the Seahawks will be saying this coming season if Fant grows into the job like he’s growing into his 6-foot-5 basketball body. Should Fant’s offseason growth translate to the regular season, it will eliminate the biggest issue on Seattle’s most problematic unit.
Fant has gained 70 pounds in less than two years. He says he’s up to 320 pounds now, “321, something like that,” he said.