Just when it looked like former Detroit Lions first-round pick Terrion Arnold was never going to get back in the NFL after being charged with multiple felonies, including kidnapping and armed robbery, the Seattle Seahawks joined a quartet of teams that apparently have some interest in his services.
Nicole Lynn, Arnold's agent, claims that he has received interest from four NFL teams, including the Seahawks, since his release, before implying that there is a "very good likelihood" he will be signed in the next 45 days. The New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, and Houston Texans have also kicked around the idea of signing Arnold.
Seeing Seattle's name linked to a player like Arnold is always going to raise some eyebrows. However, it seems very unlikely that a franchise that has gone over the top in establishing a culture antithetical to what players like the former first-round pick carry with them would suddenly break down and bring him to town.
Seattle Seahawks fans should consider possible Terrion Arnold signing very unlikely
The Seahawks became champions due to an impregnable culture that blends football ability with high character. Arnold flies in the face of both of those pillars, especially the latter, if what he is being accused of is proven to be true. Arnold faces a maximum of life in prison for what he is alleged to have done.
While being a champion does give certain franchises a bit more leeway to take risks in a way that many teams would not get away with. However, there is a fine line between buying low on damaged goods and doing something that connects the franchise to major felonies. Arnold is both an unnecessary headache and a signing that would impugn the ethics of the Seahawks organization.
Arnold's play on the field does not even enter the top 20 reasons why the Seahawks should stay far away from signing him, but he's been a below-average cornerback over the last two seasons. If John Schneider signed him, the justification would hinge entirely on his pedigree, ignoring both his play on the field and conduct off of it.
While fans are understandably a bit worried about possibly investing in a player who is as radioactive as anyone in the NFL due to his off-field concerns, everything we know about how the Seahawks have operated over the last few years suggests that this is nothing more than due diligence.
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