Seahawks: Luke Willson already gone and still no Geno Atkins

A day after the Seahawks signed Luke Willson, he retired. And Seattle is still hoping Geno Atkins signs for the 2021 season. Things are never boring when it comes to Seattle football news. That was proved again on Wednesday.

Geno Atkins visited on Tuesday and reports seem to suggest that the visit went well enough and Seattle was just waiting for Atkins to decide what he wanted to do. It would seem like Atkins wouldn’t mind playing next to former teammate and current Seahawk Carlos Dunlap but that is just an assumption.

Atkins would definitely bring an interior pass rush that is no sure thing for the Seahawks entering the season. Maybe Atkins won’t be the player he was in 2015 but he still has the best potential and proven experience to help take the pressure off the outside edge rushers for Seattle. Teams would have to account for Atkins.

Seahawks see Luke Willson go but Geno Atkins needs to sign

As far as tight end Luke Willson, he retired a day after being signed by the Seahawks because of a heart issue and it just wasn’t worth the risk of playing football. Nothing wrong with that. Football isn’t life, it is simply a way of making a living. Willson probably has earned enough in his playing career to live the rest of his life fairly comfortably.

I still would like to see Willson involved with the Seahawks organization, if he wants to be, as he is smart and entertaining. Possibly he would be a coach in the Pete Carroll-always-positive mode. Heck, humans in general need more people like Willson.

Maybe Willson coming back to Seattle was simply too good to be true as a 12 but if a player is having real health issues playing football is not as important and this is how it should be. Seattle needs a new direction offensively for long-term success and maybe Willson’s sudden departure is a sign that things have changed with Russell Wilson and Company.