Seattle Seahawks top five internal free agents to bring back
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2. Shaquill Griffin
Coming off his 2019 Pro Bowl season, Griffin was even better in 2020. Bringing Shaq back to play opposite Reed, with Quandre Diggs and Jamal Adams in the secondary gives Seattle its best defensive backfield since the Legion of Boom days. Add in the trio at linebacker, and this defense starts to get you hyped!
There are things Griffin has to improve on. First of all, he needs to stay healthy. Playing in only 57 out of a possible 64 games keeps him from the big free agent money. This goes back to the need to resign Dunbar.
1. K.J. Wright
The OG. The old man of the defense. He’ll be 32 when the 2021 season arrives. K.J. Wright is looking at this contract being his last chance to get big money. So, make no doubt he’s going to want to get paid. One of the few guys on the roster left from the back-to-back Super Bowl appearances. He’s a part of arguably the best trio of linebackers in the league. Wright has to come back.
I’m sure many 12s will yell at me for omitting Chris Carson as a must bring back. It would be nice, but there will be many running backs available in free agency that can do what Carson does, maybe even better, and be cheaper. Carson will want more money than what Seattle can afford or is willing to offer him.
I can’t fault a player for wanting as much money as he can get. This sport destroys player’s bodies, and the NFL does a poor job of taking care of its former players.
At the end of pregame warmups, K.J. Wright presented with the 2020 #Seahawks Steve Largent Award, voted by players to the teammate who “best exemplifies the spirit, dedication and integrity” of the team.
Bobby Wagner leading the cheers for his friend in the empty stadium. pic.twitter.com/fi0nfTToSo
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) December 27, 2020
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