Seahawks Lose Robbie Ouzts for the Season with Recurring Neck Injury
Seattle placed the second-year fullback on IR after the same neck injury that cost him the NFC title game and Super Bowl 60 flared up again.
Season-ending IR and a scary injury history make him undraftable.
- Ruled out for the season, placed on injured reserve
- Neck injury first suffered in the Divisional Round
- Missed NFC Championship win and Super Bowl 60
- Seattle signed FB Brock Lampe last week as insurance
- Former Alabama product, entering second NFL season
The Seahawks have shut down fullback Robbie Ouzts for the entire season, moving the former Alabama player to injured reserve with a neck injury per ESPN's Brady Henderson. This isn't a new problem — it's the same neck issue that sidelined Ouzts for Seattle's NFC Championship win over the Rams and their Super Bowl 60 loss to the Patriots back in the winter.
Ouzts originally hurt the neck in the Divisional Round blowout of the 49ers. He'd made it through OTAs, minicamp, and the opening stretch of training camp before the injury resurfaced, which tells you how fragile the situation was. Seattle didn't wait around, either — they signed ex-Patriots and Northern Illinois fullback Brock Lampe last week while Ouzts' status hung in the balance.
Why This One Feels Heavier
Neck injuries carry a weight that a strained hamstring never will, and the Seahawks organization knows that story too well. Mack Strong, Chris Carson, Kam Chancellor, and Cliff Avril all saw their careers ended by neck problems in Seattle. It's fair to wonder whether Ouzts can safely return to football at all, let alone whether that return comes with the Seahawks next season.
For now the only reasonable hope is a clean bill of health down the road, regardless of which uniform he's wearing. That's the human part of this. The roster part is already settled: Lampe is the fullback, and Ouzts won't factor into 2026 at all.
The Fantasy Fallout
Fullbacks are barely a blip on the fantasy radar in standard formats, and Ouzts was never rosterable in the vast majority of leagues to begin with. His absence doesn't move the needle for Seattle's skill-position values — the touches were always going to flow through the running backs and pass-catchers, not the lead blocker.
If you're in a bottomless dynasty or IDP-adjacent format and were somehow stashing Ouzts, drop him. A season-ending neck injury with this kind of history isn't a wait-and-see hold — it's a clear-the-slot move. Keep an eye on future health updates for the person, but there's nothing here to manage on your roster in 2026.
