{"id":17989,"date":"2024-11-20T21:41:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T21:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17989"},"modified":"2024-11-20T21:41:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T21:41:57","slug":"nfc-west-notes-seahawks-49ers-higbee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17989","title":{"rendered":"NFC West Notes: Seahawks, 49ers, Higbee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Signed to similar contracts during the summer of 2022, Deebo Samuel<\/a><\/strong> and D.K. Metcalf<\/a><\/strong> have each become two of the NFL\u2019s better wide receivers \u2014 each being chosen in the 2019 second round. The Seahawks<\/strong> nabbed Metcalf at No. 64 via trade-up<\/a>, and ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter notes<\/a> the team had aimed to first draft Samuel at No. 35. GM John Schneider<\/strong> had worked out a trade-up from No. 37 to No. 35, via the Raiders, but Schefter adds the Silver and Black backed out of the deal. The Raiders instead dealt with the Jaguars, who drafted Jawaan Taylor<\/a><\/strong> at 35. The 49ers chose Samuel at 36.<\/p>\n

The Seahawks still do not know why the Raiders reneged on the trade, Schefter adds. The Seahawks initially held a higher second-round choice than the Jags, who picked at 38. After Samuel went off the board, Seattle dealt 37 to Carolina (Greg Little<\/a><\/strong>) and drafted safety Marquise Blair<\/a><\/strong> at No. 47. The Seahawks had planned to pair Samuel and Metcalf, rather than the Ole Miss product \u2014 who famously fell to No. 64 after having teams divided during the pre-draft process \u2014 being a Samuel fallback option. Though, Metcalf as a WR contingency plan \u2014 with Doug Baldwin<\/a><\/strong> retirement rumors circulating during the draft<\/a> \u2014 rather than pairing him with Samuel makes a bit more sense due to Tyler Lockett<\/a><\/strong> being just 27 at the time. Samuel and Metcalf are going into the final year of their contracts; each team rebuffed trade offers this year.<\/p>\n

Here is the latest from the NFC West:<\/p>\n