The Seattle Seahawks are adding running back Dontae McMillan to their practice squad, giving the undrafted Eastern Michigan product another chance to stick in the league after a brief stay in Baltimore.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reported Tuesday that Seattle is signing the former Ravens back. The move follows an unsuccessful pursuit of veteran Joe Mixon.
Seattle had looked at bringing Mixon in, only to walk away after he underwent a physical for the team. With that option closed, the club turned to a younger back who never got a real look on an active roster.
McMillan went undrafted out of Eastern Michigan and signed with Baltimore as an undrafted free agent. The Ravens released him coming out of the preseason, ending his first professional camp before the regular season began.
Practice-squad deals of this kind are common for backs who flashed in college but did not survive a crowded training camp. They offer a team a low-cost body for scout-team work and a player a path back to a 53-man roster if injuries open a door.
His college production is the reason Seattle is willing to take that chance.
In 2025, McMillan rushed for 1,014 yards at Eastern Michigan, the kind of single-season total that usually draws late-round attention even when a prospect comes from a mid-major program.
Over his career with the Eagles he finished with 1,133 rushing yards on 211 carries, an average of 5.4 yards per attempt, along with 36 receptions for 388 yards and eight touchdowns.
The receiving line suggests he was more than a between-the-tackles runner, which matters for a practice-squad back who may be asked to simulate both power and passing-down work.
None of that guarantees he will see a regular-season snap in Seattle. Practice-squad spots turn over quickly, and the Seahawks already have an established backfield.
What the signing does is keep a productive college runner in the building while the team sorts out its depth after the Mixon evaluation did not work out.
For McMillan, it is a second opportunity only weeks after Baltimore moved on, and a chance to show that the 1,014-yard season in 2025 was not a one-year outlier.
Seattle has not announced a corresponding roster move, and Schefter’s report is the first public word of the agreement.
If the deal is finalized as expected, McMillan will join the practice squad immediately and remain eligible for elevation if the Seahawks need another back during the season.
