Percy Harvin was offered for Julius Thomas
Earlier today, it was reported that the Seattle Seahawks talked trade with the Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Indianapolis Colts before ultimately sending Percy Harvin to the playmaker-needy New York Jets for a mid-round conditional draft pick. All four of those teams rejected John Schneider’s overtures, or they simply didn’t have enough assets to part ways with. What’s clear, though, is that the Seahawks unsurprisingly view tight end as their biggest need, as they reportedly went after Browns TE Jordan Cameron (no prizes for guessing why Ray Farmer wasn’t too keen on pulling the trigger on that deal).
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ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Seahawks also went after Broncos elite tight end Julius Thomas, which the Broncos obviously rejected. I mean, they aren’t dumb enough to constrain their offense by trading their most versatile weapon and one of the best TEs in the league for yet another wide receiver. Although watching Harvin on the Broncos would certainly be interesting, a versatile, elite TE like Thomas has far more value than a headcase wide receiver with injury and consistency concerns.
Looking at the Colts and Buccaneers tight end situations, it’s interesting to see what the Seahawks wanted out of those teams. Were they interested in rookie Austin Seferian-Jenkins and a pick from the Bucs? Did they want to jail-break sneaky-elite TE Dwayne Allen from the Colts? Either way, the Seahawks want a TE to help take their offense to the next level (their interest in Jermichael Finley also showed that, though I’m sure most people had viewed it as a need already), but they will have to wait on that. For now, it’s all about hoping rookies Paul Richardson and Kevin Norwood can make a big impact in the team’s passing attack.