In the future after information of DK Metcalf’s commerce request was revealed, Seattle Seahawks normal supervisor John Schneider addressed this main twist within the offseason.
Schneider made his weekly look on Seattle Sports activities 710 with hosts Bob Stelton and Dave Wyman, and whereas I’m certain many have been champing on the bit eager to know in regards to the re-signing of Josh Jobe and the choice to launch rotational defensive lineman Roy Robertson-Harris, Metcalf was the primary story. Schneider confirmed each the request and that Seattle is actively fielding provides.
“Every part’s in a really cordial, skilled place. Clearly DK has requested a commerce and we’re entertaining that,” Schneider mentioned. “We’re speaking to a ton of groups, taking provides, seeing what that appears like, and yeah, right here we go.
“The factor to know right here is that our accountability to Jody Allen, the 12s, before everything is doing what’s completely finest for the group, after which what’s finest for the the participant,” he mentioned. “Hopefully each these issues merge and it’s a perfect state of affairs. Generally that occurs, generally it doesn’t. Hopefully on this state of affairs it does, and that may be nice. However worst-case situation, I imply, we have now a tremendous, explosive, highly effective athlete enjoying receiver for us once more in 2025. So we’ll see the place this goes.”
In response to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, the Seahawks are searching for a first- and third-round choose as appropriate compensation for Metcalf, whom Russini additionally reported needed a contract extension value round $30 million/12 months.
As Area Gulls’ personal John Gilbert famous, there are cap ramifications if the Seahawks commerce Metcalf on both aspect of June 1. When requested a few potential deadline on a Metcalf commerce, Schneider understandably focused April’s NFL Draft.
“Yeah, I’d say earlier than the draft,” Schneider mentioned when requested if there was any kind of deadline on a Metcalf commerce. “You positively wish to know what’s occurring earlier than draft time as a result of he’s such an necessary a part of our our crew, the group, the offensive philosophy that these guys wish to transfer ahead with on our new teaching employees. We wish to know the way we’re going to compensate for his loss if he’s not with us.”
And sure, so far as the entire “information leaking on the day Tyler Lockett acquired launched” state of affairs, Schneider mentioned it was “in all probability not intentional” however however was “very disenchanted” that the tribute to Lockett all through the day was overshadowed by the Metcalf story.
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