The Seattle Seahawks will have a different-looking receiving corps next season. Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf are gone. Jaxon Smith-Njigba ascended to become the team's WR1 last year, and he will likely stay that way for the foreseeable future. Seattle has brought in some help for him this offseason, though Cooper Kupp is by far the biggest name.
According to NFL.com's Nock Shook, Seattle might also be a player for wide receiver Stefon Diggs. The receiver is, like Kupp, also in his early 30s, and he is coming off an injury he suffered last year. How much he has left in the proverbial tank is anyone's guess.
But in his write-up of why Seattle was one of the three likeliest landing spots for Diggs in free agency, Shook appears to forget that the Seahawks also added Marquez Valdes-Scantling this offseason. MVS has never put up the numbers that Diggs has, but he does have some explosiveness. He is also expected to be no more than a WR3 as long as JSN and Kupp stay healthy.
Seattle Seahawks do not need to throw money at wide receiver Stefon Diggs
Adding Diggs would give new quarterback Sam Darnold another weapon, but Seattle does not need another receiver after adding Kupp and MVS. If they do get one then that should probably come in the 2025 NFL draft. Jake Bobo has been Seattle's WR4 for the last couple of seasons, and he will probably stay that way unless the team takes a receiver high in the draft.
Shook writes about Diggs and Seattle, "(Digg's) versatility and experience -- plus Seattle's need to fill out its receiving corps -- makes this an ideal fit. Bringing in Diggs and Kupp to join Jaxon Smith-Njigba is a solid retooling of a group that lost DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, especially if Diggs is inked to a short-term, relatively low-risk deal."
The reason Diggs is not an ideal fit, however, is that Seattle's cap space is beginning to dwindle a bit, and the money left does not need to be spent on another receiver. Sites such as Over the Cap and Spotrac have Seattle's current cap space at nearly $60 million, but this is misleading. The contracts for Darnold, Kupp, and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence have not yet been included because the exact details are not yet known.
Seattle probably has something closer to $10-20 million in cap room, at the most. That money will also need to go to the team's 2025 draft picks, filling out the practice squad, and, hopefully, maybe bringing in a veteran offensive lineman.
The most glaring weakness the Seahawks have had for the last many seasons and still exists entering 2025 is the offensive line. That should be the priority for Seattle moving forward this offseason and not signing Stefon Diggs.