Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
An NFL writer has made a compelling case for the Seattle Seahawks to shake up their offense by dealing one half of their dynamic wide receiver tandem.
The Seattle Seahawks have boasted one of football’s top pass-catching tandems, Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf, since the latte burst onto the scene as a rookie in 2019. Since joining forces, the two have combined for seven 1,000-yard seasons.
Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport made the case for Seattle to break up the duo by trading Lockett, citing his lucrative cap hit as well as the presence of 2023 first-round pick Jaxon Smith-Njigba;
“Lockett restructured his contract this year to remain a Seahawk, but with a cap hit north of $30 million in 2025 this is probably his final season in the Pacific Northwest.
Fans of the team may be fiercely loyal to Lockett, but the new coaching staff isn’t. And Lockett is just the kind of proven veteran that a team could make an offer for if there’s an injury in camp or a young wideout fails to shine in camp.
The Seahawks are a good team. But they aren’t a Super Bowl team—and moving Lockett for the right draft pick wouldn’t make them markedly worse.”
Davenport also noted that Lockett’s production declined with the Seattle Seahawks in 2023, as he tallied 79 receptions for 894 yards (his lowest mark since 2017) and five touchdowns. The year before, Lockett had 84 receptions for 1,033 yards and nine touchdowns.
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As we saw with Russell Wilson two years ago, the Seahawks would rather deal a fan favorite and veteran superstar a year too early rather than a year too late. And with Lockett entering his age-32 season, there’s a case to be made that Seattle is better off trading him now.
For his career, Lockett has 612 receptions for 7,994 yards and 59 touchdowns.
Seattle Seahawks Open Season vs. Denver Broncos
For the second time in three years, the Seattle Seahawks will open their season at home against the Denver Broncos, the very team they crushed in Super Bowl 48 a decade ago.
The Seahawks also opened the 2022 season at home against the Broncos in what marked Russell Wilson’s first game in a non-Seattle uniform. The Hawks won that game 17-16 after kicker Brandon McManus missed a game-winning 64-yard field goal.
Wilson is long gone now, having been released from his contract before signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Week 1 contest will be held at Lumen Field at 1:05 p.m. EST.
REPORT: Surprise NFL Team Made Several Trade Calls For Wide Receivers During The Draft, Including One To The Seahawks For Superstar DK Metcalf
An AFC contender reportedly contacted the Seattle Seahawks to see if star wide receiver DK Metcalf was available in a trade.
Leading up to last week’s NFL Draft, several notable wide receivers were mentioned as possible trade candidates. This included Cincinnati Bengals star Tee Higgins and San Francisco 49ers standouts Branon Aiyuk and Tee Higgins, though DK Metcalf was not mentioned in such rumors.
Apparently, one receiver-needy team did their homework to see if a deal for Metcalf was possible.
According to a report from NFL insider Benjamin Allbright of KOA Colorado, the Pittsburgh Steelers “called” Seattle about Metcalf. Allbright stated that Pittsburgh also called about Aiyuk and Courtland Sutton of the Denver Broncos but were “rebuffed” by both teams.
Metcalf agreed to a three-year contract extension with Seattle in the 2022 offseason worth $72 million, keeping him under team control through the 2026 season.
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Unlike Higgins, Metcalf hasn’t outright requested a trade from Seattle. Samuel did so from the 49ers two years ago before agreeing to an extension, while Aiyuk is about to enter the final year of his rookie contract.
So there’s no clear indicator that Seattle is looking to move on from Metcalf. With the 2024 NFL Draft over, it’s hard to envision GM John Scheider wanting to deal his top offensive player for a return that won’t help them in the short-term.
A DK Metcalf & Russell Wilson Reunion Would Be Epic
New Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson (signed to a one-year deal in free agency) and Metcalf were one of the best QB-WR duos from 2019 to 2021. In their three-year run together, Seattle qualified for the postseason twice, with Metcalf surpassing the 50-catch and 900-yard marks each year.
Pittsburgh needs another receiver after trading Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers, and Metcalf would have been the perfect target. Though it’s a longshot, there’s still time for GM Omar Khan to make a trade for a big-named receiver like Metcalf.
