After signing tight end Gerald Everett and guard Gabe Jackson in free agency, the Seattle Seahawks are trying to continue to build around quarterback Russell Wilson. The Seahawks’ next move is reportedly improving the team’s receiving corps with Antonio Brown, alongside wide receivers DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett.
Brown is a free agent who last played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who he helped win the Super Bowl. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Seahawks are looking to swoop in on Brown, especially if he remains unsigned by the Buccaneers in the spring and summer. Another target for Seattle is free-agent wide receiver Marquise Goodwin, who last played for the San Francisco 49ers.
According to Fowler, the Seahawks are looking to add Brown and Goodwin as a way to bridge some of Wilson’s frustration after the team’s struggles last season. Despite a strong start in 2020 and a 12-4 record at the end of the regular season, the Seahawks suffered an early exit in the Wild Card Round at the hands of the Los Angeles Rams.
At the end of the season, Wilson aired his frustrations regarding how many times he gets hit and said that wants more involvement in the team’s personnel decisions. Adding Brown to their offense will not improve the Seahawks’ pass protection, but will give Wilson another potential weapon alongside Metcalf and Lockett.
In eight games for Tampa Bay last season, Brown had 45 catches for 483 receiving yards and four touchdowns. While the Buccaneers have brought back most of the players who helped the team win Super Bowl 55, the team is yet to reach an agreement with the 32-year-old wideout. If the Seahawks are able to sign him, it could help keep their franchise quarterback happy amid an offseason filled with trade rumors. Seattle also needs the pieces which can help the team remain a playoff-caliber ballclub in the brutal and improving NFC West.
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