The Seahawks are looking at one of their former draft choices to potentially help out at wide receiver. Paul Richardson is at the team’s facility Wednesday, Mike Garafolo of NFL.com tweets.
A former four-year Seahawks contributor, Richardson may be on track to sign. He is taking a COVID-19 test with the team and could be back with Seattle soon, Garafolo adds. Richardson spent the past two seasons with Washington.
Washington gave Richardson a lucrative deal — five years, $40MM — to join its receiving corps in 2018, but that partnership did not last. The team released the veteran deep threat two seasons into that deal. Richardson, 28, did not eclipse 300 yards in either of his two injury-shortened Washington seasons. Excepting his promising contract-year showing in 2017 (703 receiving yards, six TDs), Richardson has never exceeded 300 yards in a season.
Richardson was Seattle’s top pick in the 2014 draft, being selected 45th overall out of Colorado. He mostly served as a depth cog with the Seahawks, but they used him as a starter in 13 games during his breakout 2017 slate.
Seattle added a depth piece already this offseason, signing former first-round pick Phillip Dorsett. However, the former Colts and Patriots target is currently dealing with a foot injury. The team has also been the primary suitor connected to Antonio Brown, but the mercurial superstar is set to serve an eight-game suspension.
In Pete we trust.
Could be a signing with some upside. Richardson knows the offensive system and has some chemistry with Wilson. Seattle’s missing that tertiary wideout behind Metcalf and Lockett, and I believe Richardson could fill that niche. He’s better than Dorsett, who somehow couldn’t produce with Brady or Luck.
I still don’t understand what kind of drugs Bruce Allen was on when he handed Richardson that contract though
New offensive coordinator since his first stop here.
Same quarterback was more what I was hinting at
If they sign him they have 3 guys who can take the top off the D. Get those three scorching downfield and probably have DK pull up for a medium route how open will be be. The problem according to the Hair is he can’t run anything but straight downfield. I guess he proved that wrong. Richardson will only add another weapon to an already potent corp. Fix the dad gum line then see how potent Wilson is.