SEATTLE — The Seahawks are bolstering their banged-up receiving corps by buying Rashid Shaheed in a commerce with the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday, a supply informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Seattle is sending 2026 fourth- and fifth-round picks to New Orleans, the supply mentioned.
Shaheed, 27, has 44 receptions for 499 yards and two touchdowns in 9 video games this season. He reunites with offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, who was New Orleans’ offensive coordinator final season. He provides the Seahawks some wanted reinforcement at receiver behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba, as Cooper Kupp, Jake Bobo and Dareke Younger are all injured.
Shaheed additionally has intensive expertise returning punts and kickoffs. He was chosen to the Professional Bowl as a return specialist and was named a first-team AP All-Professional kick returner in 2023. That space is a possible want for the Seahawks as Younger has been one in all their major kickoff returners.
Shaheed had three receiving touchdowns and a punt return for a landing final season regardless of taking part in in solely six video games due to a meniscus damage. He has just one kick return and 10 punt returns this season after getting back from the damage.
Kupp (heel, hamstring), Bobo (Achilles) and Younger (hip) all missed the Seahawks’ win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday night time, which pushed Seattle’s document to 6-2 and gave them a share of first place within the NFC West with the Los Angeles Rams.
Shaheed, undrafted out of Weber State in 2022, signed a one-year, $5.2 million extension in 2024 with a $1 million signing bonus and was owed $4.2 million in base wage firstly of this season. The Seahawks will owe Shaheed solely $2.1 million in base wage for the remainder of the 2025 season. He’s scheduled to turn into an unrestricted free agent after this season.
He has 138 profession catches for two,055 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns, 1 profession speeding landing and a pair of punt returns for a landing.
ESPN’s Katherine Terrell contributed to this report.
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