Three Seattle Seahawks who will not be back in 2022
By Lee Vowell
L.J. Collier
I am at a complete loss for what the Seahawks think about L.J. Collier. My assumption is that he has done or said something off the field (not illegally, something more team-related) that has put him in Pete Carroll’s dog house. How else to explain that Collier has gone from a starter in all 16 games in 2020 to being a healthy scratch in four of six games in 2021?
Plus, in the two games Collier has played, he has 2 quarterback hits (one in each game). That’s not much, sure, but it does happen to still rank 6th on the Seattle team. This proves two things. One, Seattle stinks at getting to the quarterback this season. And two, when Collier does play he isn’t an empty jersey; He contributes to some degree.
Based on how much Seattle is playing Collier this year, and based on the fact he has been a healthy scratch in the majority of games, it is difficult to see how Collier sticks with the team next year. This, of course, means Seattle would have wasted yet another first round pick on a player who doesn’t help currently or in the future, just like Rashaad Penny.
Collier has been reported to be on the trading block for the upcoming trade deadline. But what should Seattle expect back when teams know Seattle doesn’t want him anyway? And while Collier represents $2.46 million in dead cap next season, Seattle let Jarran Reed go this past offseason and he was $5 million in dead cap so Seattle wouldn’t be afraid to release Collier.