John Gilbert is the Field Gulls Deputy Editor and has covered the NFL's Seattle Seahawks since 2016. He specializes in the salary cap, the collective bargaining agreement and statistical analysis, with an occasional film breakdown sprinkled in.
September will mark ten years since Tyler Lockett went 57 yards for a touchdown on the first ever punt return of his NFL career.
However, between age cutting into his production and the Seattle Seahawks facing a salary cap squeeze, it could also mark the first season for the Hawks without Lockett since 2014, and when queried about the matter at the 2025 NFL Combine in Indianapolis, John Schneider provided a very sobering answer.