The Seattle Seahawks had been linked to several tight ends in the draft with Jimmy Graham entering the final year of his contract, and there are questions as to if he'll back with the team after that.
However, because they re-signed backup Luke Willson, they are not expected to add another player at the position, according to John Boyle of Seahawks.com:
If the Seahawks had lost Luke Willson in free agency, tight end might look like a position of need heading into the draft, but with Willson re-signing, Jimmy Graham fully healthy this offseason and Nick Vannett expected to make bigger contributions in his second season, tight end appears to be a pretty solid position for Seattle...
Another big plus is that Graham is fully healthy and able to take part in offseason workouts when at this time last year he was rehabbing a serious knee injury...
Yet even with Graham, Willson and Vannett, as well as Marcus Lucas, who spent last season on the practice squad, and Chris Briggs, who signed a futures contract earlier this offseason, the Seahawks could still be intrigued by what is regarded as a very strong tight end class. Re-signing Willson kept the Seahawks from feeling like they have to come out of next week’s draft with a tight end, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they won’t find one at some point next weekend.
Graham was coming off a serious knee injury last season that jeopardized his playing future, but had his best year with the Seahawks, catching 65 passes for 923 yards and six touchdowns.
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