Team news: Seattle Seahawks

Top rookie WR D'Wayne Eskridge continues to miss practices with a toe issue. Coach Pete Carroll calls that unfortunate for the important time he is missing in the new #Seahawks offense

It's not great that D'Wayne Eskridge is missing time while a new offense is being installed in Seattle. He has an opportunity to be the WR3 for the Seahawks, but if he can't go Freddy Swain would be the next man up.

Seattle Seahawks are giving WR Tyler Lockett a four-year, $69.2 million contract extension, including $37M guaranteed, per source.

It looks like the Seahawks are committed to the duo of Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf for the next handful of years. Lockett should be considered a WR2/3 heading into the 2021 season unless Seattle decides to air it out more this season, which seems unlikely.

The #Seahawks are re-signing RB Chris Carson to a two-year deal worth up to $14.625 million, per source. The deal was done by
@Casey_Muir1and @Murphy_McGuire of @OctagonFootball.

In just 12 games, Carson was the No. 17 running back (half-PPR) last season. On a per-game basis, he was No. 13. This is probably the best landing spot for Carson since we know how the Seahawks will use him. He only averaged 11.8 carries per game (a career low), likely due to the presence of Carlos Hyde, but he set a career-high with 3.1 catches per game and posted an 80.4% catch rate. With Hyde gone, Rashaad Penny has the inside track on backup duties, since Carson's contract indicates that Seattle views him as the clear starter. Consider Carson a high-end RB2 heading into 2021 fantasy drafts.

Former Rams TE Gerald Everett is signing with Seattle, he announced.

Everett was one of the players I was most interested to see change teams, and he found a good home in Seattle. He finished 14th and 20th at his position in yards per route run, per PFF, in the last two seasons, and that's an indicator that he's ready for a bigger role. He has 4.62 speed and his athletic measurables are strong across the board. Seattle's three-headed TEBC caught 73 passes for 699 yards and six touchdowns last year (on 106 targets) so Everett could have a big role if he's able to lock down the starting role.

Seahawks informed RB Chris Carson that they will not place their franchise tag on him, per source. Carson set to hit free agency.

Heading into the fifth year in the league, Chris Carson has posted two 1100+ yard outputs with Seattle and could be a tremendous asset to another backfield in 2021. For now, this leaves the Seahawks with Rashard Penny, DeeJay Dallas and Travis Homer.

More teams have reached out about Russell Wilson, but the #Seahawks have shown no inclination to trade their star QB, whose media tour continues. @nflnetwork

Russell Wilson is under contract with Seattle for three more seasons, and does not have a trade clause in his contract. The Seahawks seem to not be taking any of these inquiries seriously, so unless we see a 180 from the organization, Wilson should be under center for Seattle in 2021.

The Seahawks elevated RB Alex Collins from the practice squad for tomorrow's playoff game against the Rams.

The Seattle RB room is kind of crowded, but Alex Collins did get to do one Irish touchdown dance in Week 17. He could be a cheap contrarian option in DFS for Saturday's contest.