March 2, 2026, 6:46 a.m. PT
The Seattle Seahawks have a new offensive coordinator in Brian Fleury. General manager John Schneider may approach free agency trying to acquire players Fleury is familiar with. That thought process recently took shape in a mock offseason scenario conducted by ESPN.
They conducted an exercise signing one free-agent for every team. For the Seahawks, that player is San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings.
“This signing would achieve a couple of goals for the Seahawks,” ESPN wrote. “It would give them a receiver to replace Rashid Shaheed if he leaves in free agency. Furthermore, Jennings is a strong run blocker and the Seahawks still want to be a run-first offense. New offensive coordinator Brian Fleury is familiar with Jennings from his time in San Francisco, and adding Jennings would bring the benefit of taking away from an important division rival.”
The fit between Jennings and the Seahawks would be interesting. Coach Fleury may be interested in reuniting with him in Seattle. It’s true that Jennings is an excellent fit for Seattle’s run-first offense.
The Seahawks should probably focus on re-signing Shaheed instead though. He was a game changer as a dynamic special teams returner. If Schneider manages to retain Shaheed, the Seahawks probably won’t be interested in paying Jennings premium money in free agency.
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