NFL insider Mike Garafolo appeared on 950 KJR last week and revealed that a source close to him said free-agent, wide receiver Antonio Brown has an interest in playing in the Emerald City in 2020.
“When the Tampa Bay thing came up the other day, I spoke to someone close to Antonio Brown and that person said, ‘All I know is he wants to go to Seattle,’” Garafolo said. “That’s what I was told from someone close to him, that he wants to go to Seattle but they don’t know if it’s going to wind up happening.”
If this is true, then the interest is mutual, as Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson recruited Brown to Seattle earlier in the offseason.
“But look – put it all together. There’s interest from Seattle and there’s interest from Russell Wilson,” Garafolo continued. “Russell Wilson would love to have him at the other end of his passes and I think the Seahawks know that.”
Garafolo stated that Brown is looking to join a team that can contend for a Super Bowl above all else, and Seattle seems to fit.
“My understanding is that (Brown’s) got a select few teams he would go to,” Garafolo said. “He wants to go to a team with a good, exciting quarterback and a team that can win and the Seahawks fit both of those bills right there.”
Because of Brown’s well-documented character issues throughout the past few years, he does not have a clear presumed destination. However, his talent as a wide receiver is undeniable and that will be the reason he ends up playing in 2020 if a team signs him.
