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Getty LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 10: Marquise Goodwin #84 of the Chicago Bears warms up before a game against the Los Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on October 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Getty Images)
The Seattle Seahawks already have a pair of star receivers in DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. However, general manager John Schneider was not satisfied and hired another explosive playmaker at the position.
According to Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic, the Seahawks are using their open roster spot to sign 31-year-old wide receiver Marquise Goodwin. Many other beat writers confirmed via Twitter, including Gregg Bell of the Tacoma News Tribune.
The Seahawks will fill their vacant roster spot with WR Marquise Goodwin, I’m told. Goodwin, 31, would add speed to the room. She threatens vertically at a time when Pete wants to throw her deep with whoever she’s playing QB with. Goodwin had 20 catches for 313 yards and 1 TD with the Bears last season.
— Dugar, Michael-Shawn (@MikeDugar) May 23, 2022
The Seahawks had a vacant spot on their 90-man roster after releasing undrafted quarterback Levi Lewis. Goodwin isn’t expected to be a go-to receiver playing behind Lockett and Metcalf, but he will fight for some sort of role once he starts training camp.
Marquise Goodwin can contribute to Seattle’s offense
Goodwin isn’t the biggest receiver at 5’9″ and 180 pounds, but he found a way to stay in the league and will be playing in his ninth season in the NFL if he makes the final 53-man roster for the Seahawks.
Hailing from Texas, Goodwin was selected in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. He played four years in Buffalo, catching 49 passes for 780 yards and six touchdowns. The Bills decided not to bring Goodwin back after his rookie contract expired, but the San Francisco 49ers brought him back before the 2017 season.
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Goodwin’s first season with the 49ers was easily the most productive of his career. He was targeted 105 times, caught 56 passes for 962 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Those were career highs for him in targets, receptions and receiving yards for Goodwin, who played three years in the Bay Area.
After opting out of the 2020 season, Goodwin played for the Chicago Bears in 2021. He appeared in 14 games for the Bears, catching 20 passes for 313 yards and a touchdown. While it wasn’t his strongest season, the numbers were respectable for a deep receiver playing in an offense struggling to keep rookie quarterback Justin Fields on its feet.
It will be a different situation for Goodwin playing in Seattle. Although the Seahawks have plenty of questions at quarterback, the rest of the offense is in good shape with a pair of stellar receivers, two impressive rookie offensive tackles and a backfield that now includes both Rashaad Penny and Kenneth Walker III.
Who will Goodwin compete against?
While Lockett and Metcalf are expected to be the biggest contributors to the Seahawks’ passing game, Goodwin will have to compete with some of the other receivers on the depth chart to make the 53-man roster.
Freddy Swain is the favorite to secure the starting catcher job as he enters his third season in the league. He’s already caught six touchdown passes in two seasons and is more acclimated to offense than some of the other players on the depth chart.
Dee Eskridge was the team’s second-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, and Seahawks fans are hoping he can make a big step forward in 2022. He only caught 10 passes as a rookie for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Rookie Bo Melton was a seventh-round pick, but at 23, he hopes he’s developed enough to make the team once the season starts. Other receivers vying for a spot on the depth chart include Aaron Fuller, Cody Thompson, Penny Hart, Dareke Young and a few others.
There are plenty of players at wide receiver on the 90-man roster, so Goodwin will have his work cut out for him if he wants to play for the Seahawks in 2022.
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