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    Former Seattle Seahawks tight end Luke Willson said he did not want to continue playing for the Seahawks after they went 7-10 in the 2021 season. Willson felt practices during the 2021 offseason were bad and he did not see value in playing for a team that was unlikely to succeed. Willson was also diagnosed with a medical condition where fluid builds up in the heart, causing him to spend time in the emergency room. He eventually retired in 2021 with the Seahawks after playing 111 games over 8 seasons in the NFL, recording 1,307 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns in his career.

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    Former Seattle Seahawks tight end Luke Willson said he did not want to continue playing for the Seahawks after they went 7-10 in the 2021 season. Willson felt practices during the 2021 offseason were bad and he did not see value in playing for a team that was unlikely to succeed. Willson was also diagnosed with a medical condition where fluid builds up in the heart, causing him to spend time in the emergency room. He eventually retired in 2021 with the Seahawks after playing 111 games over 8 seasons in the NFL, recording 1,307 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns in his career.

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    NFL

    Luke Willson: I was not going to put my


    body, mind, and soul on the line for a
    team that eventually went 7-10
    By Jorden Hampton June 21, 2023

    Photo provided by the Associated Press

    Former Seattle Seahawks Tight End Luke Willson said, "I was not going to put my body, mind

    and soul for a team that eventually went 7-10. Willson delivered the news Monday during K.J.

    Wright's YouTube Show K.J. All Day.


    Willson didn't like how things ended in Seattle. According to Willson, practices during the 2021

    offseason were bad. Willson didn't see the value of playing for the Seahawks.

    Willson was diagnosed with severe pericardial effusion. Severe pericardial effusion is when fluid

    builds up in a person's heart. The medical condition caused Willson to spend time in the

    emergency room.

    Willson eventually retired in 2021 with the Seattle Seahawks. Willson also played for the

    Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions. Willson finished his career with 111

    catches, recorded 1,307 yards and scored 11 touchdowns.

    Willson was drafted by the Seahawks in 2013 and played college football at Rice University.

    Other Secrets Revealed

    Willson talked about the Seahawks' Super Bowl loss to the Patriots, Seattle signing Jimmy

    Graham and his time in Seattle.

    I was intrigued when Willson talked about Seattle signing Jimmy Graham. Seattle traded Max

    Unger for Jimmy Graham in 2015. Willson said, " We didn't throw the ball to tight ends."

    Willson and Zach Miller caught short passes in Seattle's offenses. Willson said, "We weren't

    catching seam passes and being isolated like Jimmy Graham."

    I was intrigued because recently the NFL is using tight ends as receivers. I wasn’t aware that

    Seattle didn’t use tight ends as receivers.


    Jimmy Graham played three seasons with the Seahawks. Graham recorded 2,048 receiving yards

    and scored 18 touchdowns.

    Seattle historically hasn't utilized the tight end as a receiver. Tight ends in Seattle are more

    known for blocking.

    Here is the link for the rest of the episode. The link is highlighted in green.

    Luke Willson (gridironheroics.com)

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