Seals-Jones caught two touchdowns last season, one of which came against the Giants in Week 2. Late in the fourth quarter, the tight end went up and made an incredible play in the corner of the end zone for a 19-yard touchdown, giving Washington a one-point lead with a little over four minutes remaining.
The Texas native has come a long way since his days at Texas A&M. During his four years with the Aggies, Seals-Jones played wide receiver, catching 123 passes for 1,442 yards and 10 touchdowns. But he was always rather large for his position.
While preparing for the 2017 NFL Draft, his cousin convinced him to convert to tight end because of his size. Although some NFL prospects may not enjoy it when family members meddle with their careers, different rules apply when your cousin is Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson.
"I didn't want to hear it. I was just stubborn at the time," Seals-Jones explained about the position switch. "But I'm glad I did, it's working out for me. But yeah, it was a conversation where I kind of had to swallow my pride, like 'Man, I've been a receiver all of my life. I've been balling out in college.' That conversation was tough. But it was a good one to have. He helped me in a good way. I'm glad for him to have put me in that position."
The new Giants tight end has a great advisor in the form of Dickerson, as the two continue to speak daily about both football and life outside of the sport. And the tight end is still trying to improve his game.
"I've gotten better each year and just continue to be a [complete] tight end and focus on the little things of run blocking, pass catching," Seals-Jones said. "Yeah, I look at every year and feel like I get better and better. The more opportunities I've gotten, I've shown. I just keep stacking those days, putting in the work and hopefully it pays off."
Seals-Jones got his first taste of what playing in the NFC East is like last year. With six more matchups to come this season, the veteran cannot wait to face off against the rest of the division.
"It's a grind. It's a grind and I love it," Seals-Jones said. "I think last year I fit in perfectly with this division. Any given Sunday, you can wake up and lose, so you have to come with it. You can't take any team in this division lightly, no matter what their record is because you can get beat. I love it. I love how you have to prepare like it's the Super Bowl every week in this division. I'm excited to get things going again."
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