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USA Today
5 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Seahawks sign athletic tight end from St. Norbert
Seahawks sign athletic tight end from St. Norbert The Seattle Seahawks added to their tight end depth on Wednesday when they signed Mitch Van Vooren from St. Norbert College. We at Seahawks Wire have long been of the opinion the Seahawks have underutilized their tight ends over the last few years, and perhaps adding Van Vooren to the mix is a sign offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak has more plans in store for the position in his system. During his career for the Green Knights, Van Vooren hauled in 65 passes for 1,045 yards and 13 touchdowns across 22 games played. He earned first-team All-NACC in 2024, and was an honorable mention in 2023. Interestingly, Van Vooren was a dual-sport athlete in college. He competed on the Green Knights' track and field team, and even placed fourth at the D3 National Championship for the 400-meter hurdles during the 2023-24 season. Van Vooren also ran track at Marquette before transferring to St. Norbert. Van Vooren now joins a tight end room with the likes of Noah Fant, AJ Barner, Eric Saubert and fellow rookie AJ Arroyo from Miami.
Fox News
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
NFL hopeful returns to draft as prospect nearly 10 years after stepping on stage to announce Dolphins pick
Nine years after Mitchell Van Vooren announced a Miami Dolphins pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, he hopes to hear his own name called at some point before the final selection in this year's draft is made on Saturday. Van Vooren announced UCLA tight end Thomas Duarte as the Dolphins' seventh-round pick in 2016. Now almost a decade later, Van Vooren is in the 2025 NFL Draft as a tight end himself. Van Vooren did not play football throughout his college career, however, as he started off as a track star. Before Van Vooren transferred to St. Norbert to play football, he received four varsity letters from Marquette in track. He qualified for the NCAA Division I West Regional in the 400-meter hurdles and broke the school record with a time of 51.38 seconds. He placed 18th in the NCAA West Quarterfinals with a time of 51.75 seconds. After track at Marquette, Van Vooren played football for two seasons at St. Norbert. Over 22 games, he caught 65 passes for 1,045 yards with 13 touchdowns. Despite having played just those 22 collegiate games, Van Vooren's success on the field earned him workouts with the Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns, per NFL Network. "Whether I get drafted or sign as a free agent, the goal is just to get a foot in the door," Van Vooren said via Marquette Today. To add to what would already be an incredible story, Van Vooren grew up in Marinette, Wisconsin, about an hour away from where the NFL Draft is being held at Lambeau Field, and where his name could be called. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
