*The Seattle Seahawks are heading into the 2020 offseason with 19 players set to become unrestricted free agents, which should make for another busy spring and summer for Pete Carroll and John Schneider as they look to shore up the roster and contend for the number one seed in the NFC again next year.*
Our free agent series continues with a look at tight end Luke Willson.
One of the many areas Seattle is expected to make significant changes at is tight end. After starting tight end Will Dissly went down with a torn Achilles, his second straight season-ending injury, the team turned to midseason free-agent pickup Luke Willson and practice-squad call-up Jacob Hollister.
Willson was signed after the team dealt Nick Vannett to the Steelers, and he immediately brought joy to the locker room and the fanbase, as the fan-favorite returned to Seattle after spending the 2018 season with the Lions.
Willson may have been a great locker room presence, but he didn’t do much on the field, hauling in eight receptions (on 10 targets) for 79 yards in eight games – missing a handful of games down the stretch with a rib injury.
With Dissly expected to return healthy in 2020, Willson’s role on this team is unclear. Hollister and tackle George Fant are both free agents as well, so Seattle almost certainly needs to re-sign at least one of this trio or else find someone else on the free-agent market or in the draft.
Willson is a strong run-blocker, something the Seahawks crave in their tight ends, but his age and lack of performance could have him looking for a new job in 2020 if the team decides to look elsewhere for production at tight end.
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