The Seattle Seahawks shed themselves of several offensive players this past offseason that had been instrumental in the team's success (and, at times, failures). General manager John Schneider wanted a change in how that unit operated, from the quarterback to the offensive coordinator. He was right.
While quarterback Geno Smith was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders, and mercurial wide receiver DK Metcalf was moved to the Pittsburgh Steelers, it is fan favorite Tyler Lockett that might be by far the most missed. Lockett was released, and the team saved $17 million by doing so. He signed with the Tennessee Titans.
Things did not work out in Nashville, though. The Titans, which are Seattle's Week 12 opponent, are a lousy team, and Lockett wasn't getting the ball. In seven games, he had just 10 catches for only 70 yards. He was trending toward a [sad end to a great career](https://12thmanrising.com/former-seattle-seahawks-wide-receiver-tyler-lockett-sad-saga-might-be-ending).
Former Seattle Seahawks fan favorite Tyler Lockett beginning to play better
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He asked for his release, and Tennessee granted it. Unsurprisingly, Lockett was picked up [by the Las Vegas Raiders](https://12thmanrising.com/seattle-seahawks-icon-tyler-lockett-next-team-painfully-obvious), coached by former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, and Vegas has picked up several former Seattle players for this season. If a diminished Lockett was going to finish his career in 2025, he was at least going to do it being coached by Carroll.
Instead, and even while the Raiders are awful and 2-8, Lockett is suddenly playing better while paired with Geno Smith. The wide receiver has played three games for Las Vegas and has only had one target while getting acclimated to his new team. The last two games have been quite different.
In Week 10 against the Denver Broncos, Lockett caught five of his six targets for 44 yards. In Week 11 against the Dallas Cowboys, the receiver caught all three of his targets for 33 yards. Huge numbers? No, but catching eight of nine targets in his last two games is a lot better than catching 10 of his 21 targets as he did with the Titans.
Tyler Lockett is no longer going to lead a team in receiving for a season, but he also no longer looks like the player who should have retired after the 2023 season. Last year was Lockett's worst since 2017, and 2025 was trending toward his worst ever.
The season might still end that way for the player, and maybe he is out of the league in 2026, but he is going out on a relative high note. Still, maybe he will sign a one-day contract with the Seattle Seahawks and retire with the team.