Why Seahawks re-signing Luke Willson should make people happy
By Lee Vowell
Seattle announced they have re-signed off and on Seahawks tight end Luke Willson. Willson is one of Pete Carroll’s favorite players. In fact, he might be the near-perfect Carroll player. This isn’t because Willson is going to make the Hall of Fame one day; He won’t. But Willson helps the dynamic of the Seahawks locker room.
Willson isn’t just the techno Thursday guy who blares techno music for fun at Seattle practices to try to loosen up the team. He is more than that. Willson on the field is a dependable player who will catch what is thrown his way – he has caught 65.7 percent of his career 169 targets – and block decently enough. But he will do whatever the Seahawks ask him to do to the best of his ability.
Every team, whether it be sports or a tech business or whatever – needs a guy who not only does what might be considered the grunt work but actually finds joy in doing so. That Seattle ever let Willson go to any other team seems wrong.
Seahawks re-sign Luke Willson
Willson was a fifth round pick for Seattle in the 2013 NFL draft. He spent his first five seasons with the team. He left in 2018 to play with the Detroit Lions. He came back in 2019 to Seattle. In 2020, he split time between the Ravens (first art of the year) and Seahawks (again).
Willson simply needs to sign a life-long contract exclusivity contract with Seattle. No, he isn’t going to lead the team in receptions or yards or touchdowns but he is basically the equivalent to what Nick Bellore does. Bellore is a better special teamer but both guys play full-out and add leadership to the locker room.
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Heck, Willson needs to be a Seattle coach if he isn’t playing in a Seahawk uniform. Willson is no joke. Yes, he blares music at practices and has a sense of humor about things but so many players (or people you might even work with in daily life) take things too seriously. Willson plays like football is what it really is: A game. And Seattle needs that just as every team does. It also doesn’t hurt that Willson makes catches in some key situations and just helps the Seahawks be a better football team.