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Kenneth Walker, Rashid Shaheed, Riq Woolen. Those are the three headlining free agents for the Seattle Seahawks entering next week. I know Josh Jobe and Coby Bryant are also notable free agents as starters, but the ones who have garnered the most attention are the players I previously
mentioned. Walker won Super Bowl MVP to finish his rookie contract on a high, Shaheed arguably saved Seattle’s Super Bowl hopes with his special teams heroics, and Riq has been one of the most polarizing players on the roster but generally a very good cornerback at his best.
This week’s Seahawks Reacts survey is all about your predictions for who stays and who goes among these three. All of them staying is just about guaranteed not to happen, and perhaps losing all three is more likely than not. Walker will have a robust market, whereas Shaheed’s value is likely mid-tier for a receiver, and Riq’s is TBD. Losing Shaheed would mean losing two draft picks for a half-season rental (and not necessarily gaining a comp pick if the Seahawks sign more CFAs than they lose), losing Walker likely means a major revamp of Seattle’s backfield, and losing Riq pretty much necessitates a major move in the draft and/or free agency at cornerback.
Such is life when you’re the Super Bowl champion and there are a lot of good players due for major paydays from some team.
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We’ll see you this weekend for the full results!
