According to Ian Rapoport, the Seahawks are signing TE Luke Willson following their trade of TE Nick Vannett to the Steelers.
Willson also seemed to announce the news on his own Twitter account.
— Luke Willson (@LWillson_82) September 25, 2019
Willson, 29, is a former fifth-round pick of the Seahawks back in 2013. He played out the final year of his four-year, $2,338,532 rookie contract with the Seahawks and re-signed to a one-year contract in 2017.
The Lions elected to sign Willson to a one-year contract worth $2.5 million for the 2018 season. He signed briefly with the Raiders before being cut coming out of the preseason this year.
In 2018, Willson appeared in 14 games for the Lions and caught 13 passes for 87 yards receiving and no touchdowns. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 57 tight end out of 70 qualifying players
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