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.
In the wake of trading DK Metcalf to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Seattle Seahawks were in need of a speedy receiver who could stretch the field to open things up underneath for third year receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and whoever else the Hawks would add to the position group.
As the majority of fans know, the ‘whoever else’ ended up becoming All-Pro and Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp, giving the Hawks a formidable duo for defenses to try to stop in the underneath.