DK Metcalf reportedly wants something Green Bay can't offer, but Seahawks GM's statement puts the Packers back into the trade mix
The Green Bay Packers is closely following the DK Metcalf sweepstakes, with all of its ups and downs. On Thursday, The Athletic's Dianna Russini reported on the GoJo and Golic Show that Metcalf has his preferences, and that doesn't exactly align with what the Packers can offer because something they truly can't control. "My sense […]
The Green Bay Packers is closely following the DK Metcalf sweepstakes, with all of its ups and downs. On Thursday, The Athletic's Dianna Russini reported on the GoJo and Golic Show that Metcalf has his preferences, and that doesn't exactly align with what the Packers can offer because something they truly can't control.
"My sense from the DK side to it, he obviously wants to get paid. He wants to play somewhere where it's warm, it's something I was told. Warm weather," Russini said. "He wants a more stable quarterback situation. These are things that I think will play into some of the decisions here."
The quarterback part would be favorable for Green Bay, because Jordan Love has already established himself as a long-term building block for the team. The weather, however, is where the Packers can't compete with teams like the Los Angeles Chargers, for instance.
Team's interests vs player's desire
Nevertheless, Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider is not afraid to express what is more important for him. Metcalf doesn't have a no-trade clause, so the destination is out of his control.
"The thing to understand here is that our responsibility to [owner] Jody Allen, the 12s, first and foremost is doing what's absolutely best for the organization, A, and then B, what's best for the player. Hopefully both those things merge and it's an ideal situation. Sometimes that happens, sometimes it doesn't. Hopefully in this situation it does, and that would be great," Schneider told Seattle Sports 710-AM. "But worst-case scenario, we have an amazing, explosive, powerful athlete playing receiver for us again in 2025. So we'll see where this goes."
Schneider's point is clear. If the Seahawks evaluate the offers and the Packers have the most appealing package, Seattle doesn't have to send the wide receiver to a place he prefers.
Sure, from a Packers' perspective, that might become a concern. Parting ways with significant draft capital, maybe a young receiver as well, and negotiating a big contract extension with a player who would rather be elsewhere is a complicating factor. Usually, though, these situations figure themselves out with money on the table.
For Schneider, the draft late in April is the deadline to make a move, because he would want picks in 2025 to compensate for the loss of such an impactful piece.
"You definitely want to know what's going on before draft time," he mentioned. "Because he's such an important part of our team, the organization, the offensive philosophy that these guys want to move forward with on our new coaching staff, we want to know how we're going to compensate for his loss if he's not with us."
DK Metcalf, a second-rounder in 2019, has had six 900-yard seasons in his NFL career and was a Pro Bowler in 2020 and 2023. Entering the final year of his deal and slated to make $18 million in 2025, the 27-year-old receiver wants an extension and requested a trade out of Seattle.
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