Oct 8, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (18) catches a pass in the first quarter as Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas (29) and cornerback Justin Coleman (28) defend during a NFL football game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Seahawks urged to make splash signing with 57-TD free agent wide receiver

Originally posted on Seattle Seahawks on SI
By Tim Weaver | Last updated Mar 13, 2025 12:07 PM ET

The Seattle Seahawks had better not be planning on Marquez Valdez-Scantling being their number two option at wide receiver this year after Jaxon Smith-Njigba. If that's the idea, then Seattle may not field even an average receiver corps after over a decade of solid WR rooms.

The good news is there's still an entire draft to get through and there remain some intriguing options on the free agent market. While most of them are over 30 and relying on name power at this point - Amari Cooper, Stefon Diggs and Keenan Allen qualify there - there's a new option that just hit the streets.

That would be former Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp, who should be well-known to Seattle fans from the 815 yards he's dropped on them over the years. Kupp looks like an excellent fit for the Seahawks' new offense, and Peter Schrager at NFL Network thinks they should go for it.

.@PSchrags would like to see @CooperKupp sign with the @Seahawks pic.twitter.com/ebpWr1210t
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) March 13, 2025

Kupp is admittely past his prime but he's also by far the league's best free agent wide receiver right now. Injuries have slowed him in recent years, limiting Kupp to 32 games from 2022-2024. When healthy Kupp still has the potential to be quite productive, though. Despite the injury issues, he still managed to average about 750 yards and 5.5 touchdowns the last three years.

That's the kind of numbers you can definitely live with if you're looking for a capable WR2, which the Seahawks should definitely be after sending DK Metcalf to Pittsburgh. Kupp can probably be signed for a very reasonable mid-level deal at this point in his career, to boot. There's no reason not to kick the tires on (or better yet, aggresively pursue) their former NFC West rival.

This article first appeared on Seattle Seahawks on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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