Seahawks' biggest hole could be filled by a free agent move before Week 1
The Seattle Seahawks are set to begin play in the 2025 season with four of the six wide receivers they closed out 2024. Returning WR1 Jaxon Smith-Njigba is joined by last year’s backups Jake Bobo, Cody White, and Dareke Young.
To replace the other 2024 starters, DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, general manager John Schneider acquired veterans Cooper Kupp and Marquez Valdes-Scantling. He also selected Tory Horton in the fifth round of the 2025 draft.
Horton performed well enough through the summer to allow Schneider to release Valdes-Scantling last week. The deep threat was scooped up by Seattle’s Week 1 opponent, San Francisco.
Free agent receiver could be just the thing the Seattle Seahawks need to complete their offense
Seattle also has several quality receivers at tight end and running back to add to the passing attack, but one thing leaps off the page when considering their receiving options. By NFL standards, this is a very slow unit with almost no proven downfield ability. That was MVS’s calling card, and the Seahawks chose to let him go.
The Hawks are hoping Horton can provide a big-play spark, but that is a lot to ask of a rookie. If they are looking for a low-risk version of what they had in MVS, Michael Gallup is available.
We’ll get to the pluses and minuses of Michael Gallup in a moment, but first, let’s consider several realities about Seattle’s offense as it is currently constructed.
Only two of the six receivers on the roster have posted a 40 time under 4.5. Those two players are Horton and Dareke Young. They have combined for two total catches at the NFL level.
Only two of those receivers have career yards-per-catch numbers above 11. Those are the 32-year-old Cooper Kupp, who has failed to crack 11 YPC in two of his last three seasons. The other is Young, with his two career receptions.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s 4.52 40 time and 10.8 yards per catch on very high volume suggest he is a classic possession receiver. He could well begin making more downfield splash plays this season, but that remains to be seen.
Now, consider what Sam Darnold did last year in Minnesota. His three top receivers all were at 13.9 YPC or better. His top two fell just short of 15 YPC. He had two tight ends – including in-line blocker Josh Oliver – who averaged more than 11 YPC. As you recall, that is higher than what JSN has done in his brief career.
Throwing the ball downfield is one of Sam Darnold’s strengths. He will stand in the pocket and wait for his receiver to break free. Then he will deliver a quality deep ball.
That may not be a major part of Seattle’s offense under Klint Kubiak. He wants to run and throw quicker timing routes. But if Darnold doesn’t have downfield options, it will stifle the offense. Defenses will crowd the line, clogging running lanes and making those timing throws more difficult and more dangerous. Plus, it takes away one of your QB’s best talents.
This is where Michael Gallup can help. The former Cowboy was one of the league’s better deep threats early in his career. His career 14.1 yards-per-catch dwarfs anyone on the Seahawks’ current roster.
The fact that he is attempting a comeback after an abrupt retirement in 2023 is a red flag. So is the fact that he could not crack the Washington Commanders’ lineup this preseason. But Gallup is still just 29 years old, just two years older than Jake Bobo, and three years younger than Cooper Kupp.
He may need more time to shake off whatever rust he built up last year and get back into top condition.
But he is worth a flier at this point. Because if he can approximate the kind of player he was back in his early years with Dallas, Michael Gallup could provide the exact ingredient currently missing from the Seattle Seahawks' passing attack.
Heather and Terry Dubrow Reveal They're Building a Property in Idaho (EXCLUSIVE)
The RHOBH parents say their kids are constantly "bugging" them about getting a new family home.
Heather Dubrow has lived in some pretty incredible homes over the years. There was the 14,300-foot mansion on “billionaire’s row,” the $14 million penthouse in Los Angeles, the record-breaking Dubrow Chateau, and the historic Beverly Hills pad that recently sold for $16.5 million.
Although her real estate collection is, no doubt, impressive, The Real Housewives of Orange County mom is looking to expand her portfolio beyond California. Heather and her husband, Dr. Terry Dubrow, touched on their plans in a recent interview with The Daily Dish, confirming they were still developing a property in the Gem State.
Heather Dubrow and Terry Dubrow purchased "a lot of land in Idaho"
“You know, it’s funny. We have a lot of land in Idaho,” Heather said.
“We’re developing a very big property in Idaho,” Terry added. “Many acres.”
The couple didn’t provide details on the out-of-state project, but suggested it was strictly an investment property as they had no intention of leaving California.
“Not to live, though,” Heather said about the Idaho build. “Yeah, so we’re doing that.”
Are Heather Dubrow and Terry Dubrow searching for a new property?
The husband and wife decided to list their Beverly Hills home — dubbed Dubrow 90210 — earlier this year, after realizing that their planned renovation would take much longer than expected. They ultimately enlisted Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles agents Josh Flagg and Josh Altman to sell the property, which Heather previously described as her “dream house.”
Now that the Beverly Hills home has sold, many fans are wondering what’s next for the Dubrows. Heather admitted she wasn’t sure.
“I think for us and the family, it’s a big question mark right now,” she said about potentially buying another property.
“We need a family home,” Terry added.
“Yeah, but I never want to see a blade of grass again,” the OC mom replied. “I don’t know. So, we’ll see.”
Terry Dubrow says his kids "really want a family home"
Heather said she was open to downsizing now that her and Terry's 14-year-old son, Ace Dubrow, was the only child still living at home. The couple's 21-year-old twins, Nick and Max Dubrow, are entering their fourth year of college, while their second-oldest daughter, Kat Dubrow, just kicked off her freshman year at Yale University.
Although most of the Dubrow siblings are now adults, Terry revealed they still “really want[ed] a family home.”
“I know they do,” Heather said.
“They are bugging us. Daily,” the plastic surgeon added. “‘Where’s the house? Where’s the house?’”
Revisit the Dubrows’ Beverly Hills mansion and the jaw-dropping upgrades they made before it was listed.
— Additional reporting by Stephanie Gomulka
