The Seahawks seem to keep adding to their tight end room this offseason and now have six on the roster. Seattle signed veteran Greg Olsen ahead of free agency, re-inked a couple of players to the squad on one-year deals and drafted not one, but two tight ends in this year’s NFL Draft.
“We’re loading up, we’re loading up,” coach Pete Carroll said after the draft. “We’re really excited. You’re going to hear me every time go right back to competition. It can’t be better than this one. The guys are different too. We have unique players.”
Carroll mentioned each player’s strongpoints, like Olsen’s leadership and ability to mentor younger players like Will Dissly, whose first two years have been cut short by season-ending injuries. Carroll also drew attention to Jacob Hollister, who had a breakout couple of games for Seattle in 2019.
And now, Carroll is welcoming two rookies to the tight end competition, even though Stephen Sullivan is technically listed as a wide receiver on the roster.
“The whole group, between Colby [Parkinson] and Stephen with what we just did, you have two totally different kinds of guys,” Carroll explained. “They’re just different style players. And, again, we always like that . . . It’s been an offseason of creativity for us just to try and make sure that we open up the opportunities to showcase the guys’ strengths. These new guys come in and they just add more dimensions to us.”
The tight ends will get their first glimpse into the competition when the virtual offseason kicks off Monday morning.
