Tyler Lockett has found his new home.
Following the lead of another former Seattle Seahawk-turned Tennessee Titan, Lockett self-reported on Wednesday evening.
Compensation was reported by others, namely ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The 32-year old receiver had been released by the
Seahawks
on March 5th, after landing himself second all-time on Seattle’s franchise leaderboard in nearly everything, behind only Steve Largent.
Lockett’s 661 receptions, 8,594 yards, 61 touchdowns, and 83 career Approximate Value put him above DK Metcalf, Doug Baldwin, and everybody else.
As many have immediately noted, it’s incredibly likely we’ll get to see Lockett catch a pass from the next number one overall draft pick in Cam Ward.
Lockett had an untenable $31 million cap hit for this year, but many fans had held out hope that the team might ultimately sign him back. Those hopes were tempered once the Seahawks signed both Cooper Kupp and Marquez Valdes-Scantling.
This one truly feels like the end of the last chapter of Pete Carroll ball. I’ve always found Tyler Lockett to be the bridge between the Legion of Boom era, and the promising future success that never quite materialized in the second half of Carroll and Russell Wilson’s tenure. The last link is gone, and new Seattle ball is ahead of us.
I hope No E can find success in the twilight days, as a number of others have in Tennessee. Seattle will face the Titans on the road this regular season.
Memory time! What’s your favorite moment from Tyler Lockett’s 10-year career?
