Seattle’s tight ends were presumably going to have a much larger role in Klint Kubiak’s offense this season, “Certainly I love playing with a fullback like being in 21 (two backs, one tight end) and 12 (one back, two tight ends) personnel,” Kubiak said in his introductory press conference in February.
And Seahawks second-year tight end AJ Barner was going to be part of that offensive scheme already, but after the Seahawks released veteran tight end Noah Fant on Sunday, Barner said he’s embracing the opportunity this brings.
“Unfortunately [that’s] part of the league,” Barner said on Fant’s release. “Noah [Fant] was always great to me when he was here. Really, really talented player, but the show goes on and honestly, big opportunity for myself and the rest of the guys in the room.”
Right now, that tight end room consists of Barner, Elijah Arroyo, the second-round rookie out of Miami, free agent signee Eric Saubert and a pair of undrafted rookies, Marshall Lang and Nick Kallerup.