Seahawks rookie receiver Emmanuel Henderson was a sixth-round pick, which means he has to compete just to make the roster. But head coach Mike Macdonald wants Henderson thinking about a lot more than just making the roster.
Macdonald said after Sunday night’s preseason game, in which Henderson caught one pass, returned to kickoffs, and was a gunner on punts, that he wants Henderson to fulfill his potential, which should mean a lot more than just making a team.
Asked whether special teams is the reason Henderson is in Seattle, Macdonald answered, “It’s one of the reasons, for sure, but why stop there?”
“That’s the stuff that really popped, and gets you excited from his college tape, the return game,” Macdonald said. “He should be trying to be an All-Pro returner, too. He should be thinking of being a great receiver in our league as well.”
Henderson spent three years at Alabama but didn’t get on the field much before transferring to Kansas last year. In his one year at Kansas, Henderson was chosen by the Big 12 coaches as a first-team All-Big 12 returner and a third-team All-Big 12 receiver. Macdonald thinks Henderson has just scratched the surface of what he can do.
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