Shaheed was acquired in a midseason trade with the New Orleans Saints and spent the final nine games of the regular season plus three playoff games with the Seahawks during their run to the Super Bowl. During that time, he delivered some of the most memorable plays of the season.<\/p>\n
Shaheed first showed how dangerous he is as a returner with a 100-yard kickoff return TD that sparked a second-half surge in Seattle\u2019s Week 14 win over Atlanta. Just two weeks later in a pivotal showdown with the Rams, he ignited a wild fourth-quarter comeback with a 58-yard punt return for TD. And he got the Seahawks\u2019 playoff run started off in style with a 95-yard kickoff return TD during the first play of their NFC Divisional Round win over San Francisco.<\/p>\n
For as impactful as those play were, Shaheed didn\u2019t have near the production as a receiver, hauling in 18 receptions for 266 yards and no touchdowns over 12 games including the playoffs.<\/p>\n
Former NFL wide receiver Michael Bumpus<\/a> went back and looked at Shaheed\u2019s film as receiver from his time as a Seahawk. He shared what stood out, both good and bad, and why he thinks signing Shaheed was a good value for the Seahawks during his Four Down Territory segment on Seattle Sports\u2019 Bump and Stacy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s good off the line. I like his release,\u201d Bumpus said. \u201cHe has a couple releases that he goes to that work, and the reason why they work is because he\u2019s extremely fast so you have to respect everything that he does. I think that once he gets on a defender\u2019s hip, he is gone. There\u2019s a saying in the receiver world: if he\u2019s even, he\u2019s leaving. That is exactly him. If he is even, the next five strides, he is going to be gone. I love the way that he can track the ball on those deep balls.\u201d<\/p>\n As for what Bumpus would like to see Shaheed improve on?<\/p>\n \u201cThe one thing I would say is that the timing going across the middle just isn\u2019t there,\u201d he said. \u201cIt feels like sometimes he passes by space, and when you\u2019re running these crossing routes, rule No. 1 is you don\u2019t pass through space unless there\u2019s a route that is going to occupy that space. There were some times where I felt like him and Sam (Darnold) just weren\u2019t on the same page. I think they can get on the same page. I think they will get on the same page. There\u2019s potential there.\u201d<\/p>\n Ultimately, Bumpus feels Shaheed\u2019s lack of production as a receiver worked out in the Seahawks\u2019 favor when it came to re-signing him. His new deal is reportedly for $51 million over three seasons with $34.7 million guaranteed.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think there was any other receiver that you can get at that price point that can do some of the things that he does,\u201d Bumpus said. \u201cI mean, we saw Alec Pierce get like $26 million a year (from the Colts). We saw (Wan\u2019Dale) Robinson get a bunch of money ($78 million over four years). Receivers were getting paid (Monday), but because he doesn\u2019t have that production, he can\u2019t ask for that. And I think that was the issue is that he was going out asking for the money that these guys are getting, but he doesn\u2019t have that production.\u201d<\/p>\n With a full offseason to build his connection with Darnold and learn new offensive coordinator Brian Fleury\u2019s scheme, Bumpus sees Shaheed making a bigger impact as a pass-catcher for the Seahawks in 2026.<\/p>\n \u201cI think he can come back this year and have 700 yards just with reps with Sam Darnold, just getting to know this offense and just starting here instead of (as) a midseason acquisition,\u201d Bumpus said.<\/p>\n Hear the full conversation at this link<\/a> or in the audio player near the top of this story. Tune in to Bump and Stacy weekdays form 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.\u00a0<\/p>\n More on the Seattle Seahawks<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Seattle Seahawks Offseason Tracker: Free agents, draft picks, more<\/a>
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