Seahawks Signing: Champs Bolster TE Room, Bring Back 10-Year Veteran

By admin — In News — July 24, 2026

   ​The Seattle Seahawks are about to embark on training camp and have done some wheeling and dealing prior.We know that player acquisition is a 365-day-a-year job, and as training camp is about to get underway, Seattle has added to its tight end room…and it’s a familiar face.Nick Vannett was signed to the roster, and to make room for him, the Seahawks waived corner Tyrone Broden.Vannett was originally drafted by the Seahawks back in 2016 as a third-round selection, and he spent his first three and a half years with Seattle before moving to Pittsburgh in the middle of the 2019 season.READ MORE: 
Seahawks’ Grey Zabel Reveals Love/Hate Relationship With Rival RamsHe would then bounce around the league for the next handful of seasons, playing with the Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Los Angeles Chargers, Tennessee Titans, and, last season, the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams.So, the 33-year-old is well-traveled and now comes back to the place where it all began and is part of a tight end room that you can easily say is an up-and-coming group.AJ Barner and Elijah Arroyo are seen as two weapons who can expect to see a big uptick in production under new coordinator Brian Fleury, and then we have Eric Saubert making up the top of the depth chart.Where Vannett sits in that pecking order is unknown, and he might be a simple camp body addition for the Seahawks.READ MORE: 
Seahawks At Camp: Offense Craving Offensive ‘Balance’ Under New CoachOver the course of his NFL career, Vannett hasn’t been a big stat-getter, posting just 1,012 yards and 9 TDs from 108 receptions, with his best return coming in 2018 in Seattle (269 yards, 3 TDs).What the room’s makeup will look like is unknown, but with the addition of Vannett, the Seahawks have ample bodies to rotate through in the early stages of camp as Fleury looks to establish his system and what players will fit into it.It is clear that Barner and Arroyo are the top two on the depth chart, and Saubert, who is a nine-year veteran and a career backup, is fighting for a spot alongside Vannett. It could be a sneaky depth addition, or just another camp body for the Seahawks to use.Time will tell which one it is.  

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