Seahawks wide receiver corps set for major shakeup after star's reported trade request, teammate's release

this Seattle Seahawks The wide reception room plan looks a lot different later this year.

Within just a few minutes, news came out that the long-term staple Tyler Lockett was about to be released, and DK Metcalf According to reports, a transaction has been requested.

For Lockett, the move was somewhat expected with his age of 33, but Metcalf reportedly seemed surprising.

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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett, left, returned to the locker room after a 37-27 victory with DK Metcalf at the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field. (Joe Nicholson – America’s Sports Today)

Metcalf, the second rounder for Ole Miss in 2019, has been strong since flashing his weird athletic body before the NFL scout combine that year. He has accumulated 900 yards in each of his first six NFL seasons, eclipsing half of those games (he has 992 yards in 15 games this season).

The 27-year-old reached a $72 million deal before the 2022 season, which will expire after this season, and one person can’t beat the Seahawks as they may extend the upcoming third-year receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba next year.

“JSN” exploded in his sophomore campaign, leading Seattle for 100 receptions, 1,130 yards and 6 touchdowns, easily becoming their best target. All of these statistics are ahead of Metcalf’s 66-992-5 line.

Seattle Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf played the Falcons on October 20, 2024 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Howie Roseman, general manager of the Eagles

Free agent courses this season are about four years ago, because there are a lot of good resumes. But many are on the back end of their careers, so the asking price of METCALF can be high. There are also many teams that can use top-notch receivers.

Perhaps the Seahawks also want to pay attention to quarterback Geno Smith, who will turn 36 next year and become an unrestricted free agent.

After it looks like his career is about to quit early, he has been the team that could have hoped for since becoming a full-time starter in 2022. In those three seasons, he has completed a percentage of 68.5, 12,226 yards, 71 touchdowns and 35 interceptions. It’s a long road for Smith, who was a backup from 2015 to 2021 as he was the Jets starter.

During his time Ten-year term Lockett caught 661 passes, including 61 touchdowns for 8,594 yards, and eclipsed 1,000 yards per year from 2019 to 2022.