Adding to their depleted wide receiver corps late last month, the Seattle Seahawks signed veteran free agent receiver Brandon Marshall. The 12-year veteran is a player the Seahawks and Pete Carroll have coveted since Carroll’s first year in Seattle and eight years later, Carroll got his man.
Of course, the Marshall that Carroll pursued in 2010 was coming off a 101-catch, 1120-yard and 10 touchdown season, entering his fifth NFL season. The Marshall that Carroll ended up with is a 34-year-old coming off major ankle surgery and an 18-catch, 154-yard season with no touchdowns, entering his 13th season.