On Tuesday afternoon the Seattle Seahawks made their first big move of the offseason, signing veteran tight end Greg Olsen to a one-year, $7 million dollar contract.
Considering Will Dissly’s troubling injury history and the pending free agency of Luke Willson, adding a veteran presence like Olsen – who has proven he’s still a well above-average contributor when healthy – is an excellent move for John Schneider and company.
The move was celebrated by the Seahawks on Twitter, who lauded him for his career accomplishments in a short video:
Olsen originally made his interest in Seattle clear on Twitter, with quarterback Russell Wilson endorsing the idea of the duo coming together – a tweet exchange that, as Wilson put it, aged pretty well.
Wilson was not the only Seahawks player excited about adding Olsen into the mix, as Dissly warmly welcomed his new tight end partner on Twitter as well.
Lastly, Seahawks fans expressed their excitement over the team’s newest acquisition, helping make the 34-year-old feel welcome in just his third NFL home.
Olsen and the rest of the Seahawks will reconvene this summer for the start of training camp, but for now a big area of need has been put to rest, nearly eight months before the start of the season.
