Come Saturday afternoon, Ben Burr-Kirven knows where he will be — back in familiar surroundings on the sideline at Husky Stadium to watch the Huskies’ season opener against Eastern Washington.
What the Seahawks’ rookie linebacker might not know by the noon kickoff is where he could be taking his next snap in the NFL.
Burr-Kirven, the 2018 Pac-12 defensive player of the year for the Huskies, made a strong final statement in his bid to earn one of the Seahawks’ final roster spots ahead of the league-wide cut-down deadline at 1 p.m. local time Saturday.
He had a game-high 12 tackles in Thursday night’s preseason finale against Oakland at CenturyLink Field — including one impressive sack of Mike Glennon on a fourth-and-goal play at the 1-yard line.