The end of Seattle Seahawks running back C.J. Prosise's tenure may be nigh but a rare opportunity may have just presented itself to make the Seahawks rethink a potential decision to excommunicate him from their team.

The 2016 third-round pick has always had the promise to be a hefty factor in the Seahawks offense. He has the size of a lead back -- 6-1, 225-pounds -- and the speed and suddenness of a receiving back. And that's not theoretical either. Just ask the New England Patriots. In a week 10 win over the New England Patriots on the road in 2016, Prosise provided all the versatility the Seahawks could ever dream to have. He rushed for 66 yards on 17 carries and caught seven passes for 87 yards. He had a long 37 yards through the air and 10 yards on the ground. The very next week, he ran for a 72-yard touchdown before getting injured and mostly never being heard from again.

Now, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is at least hinting at dusting the moff balls off Prosise almost exactly two years later with Chris Carson potentially being out due to a hip injury.

“Yes, C.J. is ready to go," Carroll said on Wednesday. "He’s dying to play. He’s frustrated by not being able to play. He’s healthy and he’s talented; so it’s just a matter of getting the slots right so we can get him on the field on game day. I love what C.J. can do. We feel like we have a lot of depth and we’re not depending on just one guy playing. We’ve loved the way Chris has played but we’ve got other guys that can go too. We’ll see what happens this week.”

Excuse the incredulous response but Carroll's not necessarily to be trusted on this.

It's not that Prosise can't contribute. It's that he hasn't.

The Seahawks have been without Chris Carson before week 10. In week four, he missed due to an unrelated hip injury. Mike Davis was the one dusted off the proverbial scrap heap and Rashaad Penny remained in his backup role. Both contributed just fine with Davis going over a 100 yards. Meanwhile, despite being one of his four games active, Prosise was nowhere to be found. He received no targets and no rushing attempts in only three snaps. To this point, he's received zero rushing attempts all season. He has received only slightly more snaps than rushing attempts.

In week two, he got his most work of the season with 18 snaps that yielded three receptions for 12 yards -- quite literally his only looks of the season. He received seven snaps in the regular season opener but again didn't get a touch. He hasn't received an offensive snap since week four of the regular season and has only been active one time since then -- week seven versus the Lions. Even last week with Carson clearly ailing, the team couldn't find a way to keep Prosise active.

Only the Seahawks know why they've given up on the Prosise option in 2018 thus far. He suffered a small preseason injury but nothing big. He's been mostly healthy throughout the regular season. It hasn't been an injury that's kept him out the lineup. But have injuries taken away his fastball? In the preseason, he ran for just 27 yards on eight carries with his longest run being eight yards. He had 51 yards on 10 reception with his longest reception being 10 yards. So the big-play ability has not revealed itself in some time. Basically, since the shoulder injury that ended his season in week 12 of the 2016 season, he's not been the same.

He appeared in just five games in 2017 mostly due to a season-ending ankle injury but even before that injury, he only had 23 yards on 11 rushing attempts and 87 yards on six receptions. The one lone spark of what Prosise can be coming from a 46-yard reception versus the Tennessee Titans in week three last season.

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Prosise worked in the offseason to make his body stronger and more durable. Could that have caused him to lose some explosiveness? Or maybe, it's just the opportunity hasn't been there to flash his skills? Could the Seahawks be saving Prosise because of his "injury-prone" nature? Carroll seems to reject the idea he's injury-prone altogether. His two major injuries, a shoulder and ankle injury, don't seem to point to frailty but bad luck.

His wrist, hamstring and other nagging issues over the years may say otherwise but football's rough. Everyone gets injured.

“I don’t have an answer to that one, but he’s been healthy for some time now," Carroll said when asked where Prosise injury problem stems. "He just hasn’t had his chance to get back in. The strange injury that – I’ve never even heard of, whatever that injury was – he broke his shoulder blade. I’ve never heard of that injury before. That came on the heels of, I think it was a groin and then a hammy and he finally got back and then got pounded and got hurt. He’s had some unusual things. He’s in good shape now. He’s running. He’s practicing every day. He looks really good. He’s ready to go.”

If Prosise gets an opportunity on Sunday, it could be his last chance to show his value. With running back J.D. McKissic's return possibly set for week 11, the Seahawks will soon need a roster spot. If they choose to chop from their running back unit, Prosise is certainly who will go. 2018 first-round pick Rashaad Penny is safe. Starter Chris Carson is safe. And his backup and week four starter Mike Davis who's produced a 100-yard game this season along with three rushing touchdowns is safe.

Prosise, who has all the ability in the world, is not safe. Will Carroll give him the chance to change the team's mind versus the Rams or is he just blowing smoke up Sean McVay's defenses you know what?