During his interview session at the NFL combine this week, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll enthusiastically answered a few questions about receiver DK Metcalf, taking something of a victory lap for a draft pick that could hardly have turned out better.
“Through our process we just didn’t see the negatives that other people saw,’’ Carroll said, recalling last season’s pre-draft investigative work into Metcalf. “…it was a really extraordinary moment when he was still there and we picked him. We thought that should never have happened. And he did everything to make it worthwhile.’’
Indeed, despite being the ninth receiver picked Metcalf was tied for the second-most re receptions of all rookies last year with 58, and was third in receiving yards with 900.