Wednesday is producing a flurry of wide receiver news. Following the Seahawks’ release of Tyler Lockett, D.K. Metcalf has let it be known he wants to be traded.
Metcalf submitted a trade request, and NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero report the Seahawks are working with him on it. One season remains on Metcalf’s deal. At 27, Metcalf would skyrocket to the top of the list of targets available via trade or in free agency.
Seahawks brass met with Metcalf today, per Pelissero, and the sides agreed to pursue a trade path. A team that would acquire Metcalf would need to either have an extension ready or be prepared to authorize one in the near future. Metcalf wants a new deal, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Metcalf joins Cooper Kupp on the trade block, as Deebo Samuel — who had signed a similar extension to Metcalf’s in 2022 — moved off it via his trade to the Commanders. The 49ers fetching a fifth-round pick will be relevant to the Seahawks, but Metcalf has been a bit more consistent than Samuel. Metcalf has gone for at least 900 receiving yards in each of his six NFL seasons, thrice eclipsing 1,000. He is coming off a 992-yard season, as Jaxon Smith-Njigba surged to the top of the Seattle receiving hierarchy.
More to come.
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