The Seattle Seahawks continued their trend of bringing the band back together this offseason, offering wide receiver Malik Turner a league minimum contract for the 2020 season.
Turner is an exclusive rights free agent, meaning he does not have the ability to negotiate with other teams. He either has to sign Seattle’s contract offer or not play in the NFL in 2020 – so all signs point to him coming back and competing for one of the team’s final wide receiver spots again this year.
Turner appeared in 15 games for the Seahawks last year, hauling in 15 receptions for 245 yards and one touchdown, while also serving a valuable role on the special teams unit.
With Tyler Lockett, DK Metcalf and David Moore all back in the fold, not to mention John Ursua and any draft picks or free agents the Seahawks bring into camp, it will be a tall order for Turner to carve out a bigger role this year.
However, after bringing in nearly 70 percent of his targets last year, Turner has made himself valuable to Russell Wilson and coach Pete Carroll, and could definitely take a step forward and into a big role for this team as they look to stay afloat in the elite NFC West.
