The Seattle Seahawks large receiver room is slated to look quite a bit completely different later this 12 months.
Inside simply a number of minutes of one another, information broke that longtime staple Tyler Lockett is about to be launched, whereas D.Ok. Metcalf has reportedly requested a commerce.
For Lockett, the transfer was considerably anticipated as he approached the age of 33, however Metcalf’s reported ask seemed to be fairly the shock.
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Seattle Seahawks large receivers Tyler Lockett, left, and D.Ok. Metcalf return to the locker room following a 37-27 victory in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Area. (Joe Nicholson-USA Immediately Sports activities)
Metcalf, a second-rounder out of Ole Miss in 2019, has been stout since flashing his freakishly athletic physique forward of that 12 months’s NFL Scouting Mix. He is amassed over 900 yards in every of his first six NFL seasons, and has eclipsed 1,000 yards in half of these (he had 992 in 15 video games this season).
The 27-year-old inked a $72 million deal forward of the 2022 season that can expire after this season, and one cannot knock the Seahawks for having their eyes on presumably extending soon-to-be third-year receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba subsequent 12 months.
“JSN” broke out in his sophomore marketing campaign, main Seattle with 100 receptions, 1,130 yards and 6 touchdowns, simply changing into their prime goal. All of these statistics had been forward of Metcalf’s 66-992-5 line.
Seattle Seahawks large receiver D.Ok. Metcalf goes in movement in opposition to the Falcons on Oct. 20, 2024, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Wealthy von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire through Getty Pictures)
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This season’s free agent class of large receivers would have been elite perhaps 4 years in the past, as loads of respectable resumes can be found. However many are on the again finish of their careers, so the asking value for Metcalf could possibly be fairly excessive. There are additionally loads of groups on the market that might use a top-notch receiver.
Maybe the Seahawks additionally wish to flip some consideration to quarterback Geno Smith, who is about to develop into an unrestricted free agent subsequent 12 months when he will probably be 36 years outdated.
After it seemed like his profession was due for an early exit, he is been all the pieces the workforce may have hoped for since changing into their full-time starter in 2022. In these three seasons, he is 27-22 with a 68.5 completion proportion, 12,226 yards, 71 touchdowns and simply 35 interceptions. It was an extended highway for Smith, who was a backup from 2015 to 2021 after failing because the Jets’ starter.
Throughout his 10-year tenure with Seattle, Lockett caught 661 passes, 61 of them touchdowns, for 8,594 yards, eclipsing 1,000 yards in every year from 2019 to 2022.
Tyler Lockett of the Seahawks celebrates a landing in opposition to the New York Giants at Lumen Area on Oct. 30, 2022, in Seattle. (Steph Chambers/Getty Pictures)
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Seattle went 10-7 this previous season however narrowly missed out on the playoffs for a second straight 12 months.
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