Battle Red Blog · Aug 28, 2018
Red Zone Play: Texans Hope Pope-Ball Pays Off
While there was a lot of excitement around Lamar Miller when he first came over to the Houston Texans as a free agent in 2016, there have been very few running backs in recent memory to generate a real buzz in the offseason.
While his name was never called in the 2016 NFL Draft, Pope was later signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Seattle Seahawks. He found himself on the wrong side of the Turk a few months later, but landed in New York with the Jets for a short span before returning to Seattle’s practice squad. He managed to play in three games with Seattle, posting a 3.9 yard rushing average.
