The Seattle Seahawksâ wild, comeback overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams didnât just reshape the NFC West race, it also cranked up the volume on one looming offseason decision.
Seahawks reporter Corbin K. Smith argued on X that return specialist/wide receiver Rashid Shaheed should be a priority for Seattle to bring back long-term after his latest game-changing moment.
Seattle beat the Rams 38-37 in overtime on Thursday night, rallying from a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit in one of the strangest finishes of the season, including multiple two-point tries and a decisive conversion to end it.
Rashid Shaheedâs Big Night Put a Spotlight on Seattleâs Next Move
Shaheed â a Pro Bowl return specialist â has quickly become one of the most dangerous âone-touch can change everythingâ players on the roster.
In the Seahawksâ win over the Rams, he delivered a critical special teams swing with a 58-yard punt return touchdown, helping ignite the late comeback when Seattle desperately needed life.
Thatâs exactly why Smith didnât mince words about what Seattle should do next, writing that Shaheed is a âmust re-signâ for the Seahawks and suggesting heâs still just scratching the surface with the team.
Smith also posted another message from the game pointing to how dramatically the night turned for Rams coach Sean McVay â the kind of âhow did this happen?â finish that put every late-game difference-maker under a brighter spotlight.
Key details
- Shaheed was acquired via trade on Nov. 4, 2025. Â
- Heâs scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent after the season, making the decision time-sensitive.
- His calling card: explosive returns and vertical speed that can flip field position instantly.
What It Means for the Seahawks
Seattle didnât trade for Shaheed to be a ânice extra.â They brought him in to add instant juice, and he has delivered, especially on special teams.Â
Keeping him would stabilize two things teams constantly chase:
- hidden yards in the return game, and
- a speed element that forces defenses to respect the entire field.
From a roster-building standpoint, the Seahawks also have an obvious argument for continuity: Shaheed is no longer a âmidseason rentalâ story, heâs become part of the identity of a team that just pulled off a franchise-level comeback and clinched major momentum heading into the stretch run.Â
The flip side is simple, too: impact returners hit the market every year, and Seattle will have to decide how much it wants to invest in a player whose biggest value can come in short, backbreaking bursts â like the punt return that helped turn Thursday night into a Rams collapse.Â
Shaheedâs Contract Clock Is Already Ticking
If the Seahawks want to avoid a bidding situation, theyâll need to move quickly once the season ends.
ESPNâs reporting at the time of the trade noted Shaheed was set up to reach free agency after the season â one reason his late-year production in Seattle matters so much in the evaluation.Â
And as Smithâs post made clear, at least one well-connected Seahawks voice believes the team shouldnât overthink it: re-sign the Pro Bowler and keep the big-play threat in Seattle.Â
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