Pre-Snap Reads 6/3: Why the 2024 season is an important one for DK Metcalf

In Today’s (somewhat lean) Links: Charbs highlights, more DK discourse, and Steve Hutchison’s impact in the Seattle Seahawks front office. We’ve got about 3 months until the 2024 season opener. How does that make you feel?

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Seahawks News

Seahawks 2024 free agent spending relative to average - Seaside Joe
The Seahawks spend less now but give themselves more flexibility for tomorrow: Seaside Joe 1919

A player who could force Seattle Seahawks into tough decision - Seattle Sports
Former Seattle Seahawks WR Michael Bumpus explains why a good year from DK Metcalf could mean a tough choice for the team.

Watch: Zach Charbonnet’s top 5 plays from rookie season - Seahawks Wire
Watch: Zach Charbonnet's top 5 plays from rookie season

Hutch Effect: Hall of Famer Providing 'Unbelievable Resource' For Seattle Seahawks - Sports Illustrated Seahawks News, Analysis, and More
One of the best players in franchise history, Steve Hutchinson has taken on a significant role in the Seahawks front office, which they hope bears fruit with a much-improved offensive line.

NFC West News

Did the Super Bowl Loss Influence the 49ers' Draft Plans? - Sports Illustrated 49ers News, Analysis, and More
Drafting Ricky Pearsall and Jacob Cowing could be the 49ers reacting to their Super Bowl loss to the Chiefs.

Arizona Cardinals Gain Massive Salary Cap Space - Sports Illustrated Cardinals News, Analysis, and More
The Arizona Cardinals now have an extra $16 million to play with now that we're after June 1.

Rams have the most players signed for 2025, here’s how it helps them - Turf Show Times
What advantage do the Rams have with so many cost-controlled players under contract?

Rams Notes: 2025 Mock, Backup QB Debate, Super Bowl Underdogs - Sports Illustrated Rams News, Analysis, and More
Everything related to the Los Angeles Rams from the last 24 hours!

Around The NFL

NFL Football Power Index: ESPN has 49ers highest chance to win 2024 - Niners Nation
We’re going to be getting our hopes up a lot until Week 1 it seems like

Report: Falcons could face significant discipline for tampering - Larry Brown Sports
The Atlanta Falcons could reportedly face significant NFL discipline for their alleged tampering violations while recruiting Kirk Cousins

Mahomes, Kelce Earned Combined $6M From NFLPA Last Year - Yahoo Sports
The Kansas City Chiefs were the talk of the 2023 NFL season with Taylor Swift in the stands and the team winning a second straight Super Bowl. The buzz and title were a boon to the bank accounts of the Chiefs’ two biggest stars. Patrick Mahomes earned $3.6 million in group licensing and marketing income …

What will NFL do to Falcons for tampering with Kirk Cousins? - NBC Sports
Some wonder whether Atlanta will lose a first-round pick, or more.

Vikings' McCarthy, Darnold benefiting from QBs coach McCown - ESPN
McCown may be relatively new as a QBs coach, but he is passing along nearly two decades of NFL QB knowledge.

Brock Bowers’ story comes full circle as Raiders’ first-round pick - The Athletic
Long before he starred at Georgia, he was a seven-on-seven force in Napa, Calif., the former training camp home of the Oakland Raiders.

Top triple-threat receivers in the NFL: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Puka Nacua and more - PFF
Six NFL receivers managed to rank above the 60th percentile in 2023 in yards after the catch per reception, contested catch rate and separation rate.