In 2024, the Seattle Seahawks spent decent money on trying to find a player who could create explosive plays on special teams. The team even kept undrafted free agent Dee Williams on the active 53-man roster even though he couldn't do anything but return kicks and punts.
Seattle learned fairly quickly that Williams and fellow returner Laviska Shenault were not consistent in fielding the kick and then not turning the ball over. By the end of the season, Seattle went with safer options, though less explosive ones.
Williams and Shenault's failures did not mean that the Seahawks were making a permanent approach in how they handled return duties, though.