Seahawks made a bold move nabbing Josh Gordon from waivers

The Seahawks made a surprising move Friday as they picked up wide receiver Josh Gordon. Boy, is there a lot to unpack in this.

The Seahawks sent a couple of signals when they picked up receiver Josh Gordon from the waiver wire today. First, they showed the league that they aren’t afraid to takes risks to get better. Gordon is a class-A risk, there’s no doubt about that. We’ll discuss that soon enough, along with exactly why the Hawks think he’s worth that risk.

Second, Seattle is sending a very clear message to its receiver room. There’s always room for improvement. I’m looking at players with catch rates under 60 percent. Or even under 50 percent. David Moore, you might want to work on that. In fact, of all the wide receivers with more than 10 catches, Tyler Lockett is the only one with a catch rate of over 60 percent. Get to work, gentlemen.

Gordon was released by the Patriots yesterday, which is why he hit the waiver wire. The funny thing is, I considered writing about how Gordon would impact the Hawks then. But as he was on waivers, the teams with the worst records in the league had the first shot. The 0-8 Bengals passed on him, the Dolphins are a trash fire, yet somehow no losing team could use him. In all, there were 27 teams ahead of Seattle in line for waiver pickups. So obviously, there was no way he’d ever fall to the Hawks.

Except he did. That is definitely cause for concern. 27 teams decided that despite his undeniable talent, Gordon wasn’t worth the potential headaches. I can tell you this much; he certainly boosted the sales of Tylenol during his tenures in Cleveland and Foxboro. Gordon is practically the NFL poster child for wasted talent.