The Seattle Seahawks had been hit with two major and unexpected trade requests this offseason. First, wide receiver DK Metcalf requested one shortly after news broke about Tyler Lockett's release. The second came from quarterback Geno Smith,

Mike Florio and Chris Simms reflect on Tyler Lockett’s time in Seattle and how the DK Metcalf reports dropping on the same day took away from his moment.

Seahawks may be placing too much responsibility on Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The Seahawks had already engaged in trade discussions about Metcalf prior to the request, Schefter added, wh