The NFC West often sets the tone for the rest of the NFL. The Seattle Seahawks, for instance, have a defense that many teams will try to copy. The Los Angeles Rams have an offense that other teams will try to replicate. That includes the use of multiple tight ends.
Seattle, though, also used a lot of tight ends last year. The issue is that Sean McVay tends to get noticed more for what he does offensively. Mike Macdonald gets noticed for what he does defensively. Thankfully, in 2025, defense won.
But even though the Seahawks changed their offensive coordinator this offseason (for positive reasons; 2025 OC Klint Kubiak was promoted to be the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders), new OC Brian Fleury will likely feature tight ends heavily in his scheme. One of those tight ends might be a player coming back to the team after leaving the Rams.
The Seattle Seahawks could potentially reunite with Colby Parkinson if the Los Angeles Rams release him
Some pundits believe that Colby Parkinson could be released ahead of final roster cuts in late August. LA has several good TEs, so the problem isn't that Parkinson is bad and not worthy of playing in the NFL. It's simply a surplus of good players at tight end in LA.
The Seahawks do have one rising star at tight end, and that's AJ Barner. Ascending second-year pro Elijah Arroyo might take a big leap in production as a receiver, too. Veteran Eric Saubert is unlikely to go anywhere, as he worked with Fleury when both were with the San Francisco 49ers and can help teach the new OC's system to everyone else.
Would Seattle potentially entertain keeping four tight ends? Sure, and the offensive scheme might require that. The position isn't just for catching passes, of course. The flexibility of being able to block exceedingly well helps disguise what play a team is going to run.
Of course, Colny Parkinson is still a member of the Rams, and he might stay that way. If he doesn't, Seattle should scoop him up. He's proven to be a valuable red-zone target; he had eight touchdowns last season.
Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider also has a built-in trust for the tight end. Otherwise, the team wouldn't have chosen him in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was a solid receiver in the Pacific Northwest, too. He would likely be a great fit in Brian Fleury's system. Seattle just needs the Rams to release him first.
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