Field Gulls
The Seattle Seahawks are sitting atop the NFC West, looking smarter and smarter with every game in which Sam Darnold dominates.
Even in Week 9 when Seattle traveled east to take on the Washington Commanders on Sunday Night Football and obliterated Washington and any hopes of turning the season around for former Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn.
The destruction of the Commanders was especially interesting in that the Seahawks did it without the services of their number two wide receiver, Cooper Kupp, who missed the game due to a pair of injuries, including a hamstring suffered during practice last week. Add in the fact that Dareke Young and Jake Bobo also missed the game with injuries, and the receiver position is pretty barren for the Seahawks after Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
However, that could be changing, as John Schneider and Mike Macdonald have added a speedy wide receiver to the roster in a trade with the New Orleans Saints.
A fourth and fifth-rounder is the compensation, both of which are in the 2026 draft.
An undrafted free agent in 2022, Rashid Shaheed has 138 career receptions, 2,055 yards and 12 touchdowns in three and a half seasons in the NFL. He is on an expiring contract and was a popular trade candidate for Seattle given his ties to offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak.
Shaheed’s experience as a dangerous returner enhances Seattle’s offense and special teams all at once.
