DK Metcalf has requested a trade from Seattle

Finally, some clarity on the DK Metcalf situation. Over the past week, it’s been reported that the Green Bay Packers were in conversations with the Seattle Seahawks for a trade of the receiver, while others reported that Metcalf wasn’t available in trade talks.

Now it’s official: Metcalf wants out of Seattle. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Metcalf wants to play for a contender and has had “a series of discussions” with the Seahawks about it over several weeks. This news came shortly after Seattle released fellow Seattle wide receiver Tyler Lockett on Wednesday.

Why does Metcalf make sense in Green Bay? He’s essentially a more-developed version of Christian Watson, a big-body receiver who can play on the outside and take the top off of the defense. Without Watson for at least three-quarters of the season, due to his ACL tear, the Packers are in search of a player like Metcalf to keep defenses honest in 2025.

Green Bay struggled against man coverage last year, especially once Watson went down, in part because slot receiver Jayden Reed — considered the Packers’ “WR1” — was about half as productive against man coverage as he was against zone coverage. Metcalf wouldn’t just be a deep threat who could keep teams from running man coverages, but he would also help Green Bay’s route distribution against zone defense, as his speed and size alone command attention on a play-to-play basis. Metcalf wouldn’t just bring a true number-one outside receiver to the Packers, but it would help the production of Reed, Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks and Tucker Kraft, too.

Since being drafted in the second round of the 2019 draft, Metcalf has posted 428 receptions for 6,324 yards and 49 touchdowns through the air. He was named an All-Pro in 2020 and a Pro Bowler in 2020 and 2023.

Metcalf is in the final year of his contract with the Seahawks, so a trade for the receiver would probably come with a swift extension, too.

Interestingly, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst mentioned in his end-of-the-year press conference back in January that Metcalf was one of two other players, along with Deebo Samuel, that the team considered picking in the second round of the 2019 draft when Green Bay selected Pro Bowl offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins. That isn’t nothing, considering how little Gutekunst tries to say in front of the press. Expect the Packers to be “in the conversation” for Metcalf’s services.