Seahawks stellar offseason gets doused with cold water

The Seahawks were enjoying a successful offseason… until they learned about the health status of their top safety, Jamal Adams.

The Seattle Seahawks may have sorely lost the Jamal Adams trade with the New York Jets, yet Adams’ time in the league is far from over.

The former Jets All-Pro safety joined Seattle in 2020 after three productive seasons in New York, and since then, Adams has missed any games as he has played. His Seahawks stint has been plagued with injuries; Adams recently tore his quad in Week 1 of the 2022 campaign that caused him to miss the rest of the season.

Seahawks general manager John Schneider gave an update on Adams’ recovery and had a pessimistic timeline for when the safety would return the field.

According to Schneider, he’s “not sure” whether Adams will be ready in time for training camp.

“The company answer is that we don’t know exactly the timeline. Very bad injury, very unfortunate for Jamal. He’s had two years now where he’s been banged up. We want to be really careful with his progression, so training camp I’m just not sure. We’ll see where he is when he comes in for the OTAs.”

Seahawks are being cautious with Jamal Adams’ recovery

Prior to the Adams news, Seattle has made smart offseason moves from extending Geno Smith on a team-friendly deal (just $25 million a year) to drafting young talent in cornerback Devon Witherspoon and running back Zach Charbonnet.

Seattle’s super stacked wideout corps can’t be ignored, either, especially after taking wideout Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the first round. Smith-Njigba should thrive alongside elite pass-catchers like D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, and hopefully Geno Smith can continue flourishing in his comeback era and lead Seattle to a playoff berth in 2023.

In the back of everybody’s mind, of course, that poorly aging Adams trade is still looming. Seattle got Adams in return for two first-rounders and extended him on a four-year, $70 million deal in 2021 to make him the highest-paid safety in the league at the time.

Adams started to pay off in Year 1 in Seattle, recording 9.5 sacks along with three passes defended and one forced fumble. Then, he got hurt.

Can Adams complete his redemption arc and put together his first full season on the Seahawks? The franchise is preaching patience and plenty of caution.