Seattle Seahawks had a change of hearts about wideout Malik Turner. According to ESPN’s Field Yates, Seahawks decided to withdraw the exclusive rights tender on Turner, making him a free agent.
With Turner being out of contract at the end of the season, Seahawks placed the exclusive rights tender on the player which stopped him from negotiating with other teams. The 24-year-old could either play out the year for a minimum salary with Seattle or sit out until 2021 to become an unrestricted free agent.
However, Seahawks ended up speeding up the process and sent Turner on the free-agent market right away.
Malik Turner joined the Seattle Seahawks in 2018 as an undrafted free agent out of Illinois. He only caught two passes for 20 yards in his rookie season but seemed on a good way to get a more significant role on the team.
Turner played 15 games in 2019, starting three of them, and was quite reliable when given a chance. He caught 15 passes out of 22 targets and finished the year with 245 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Everyone expected for Turner to make another step and become an important part of Seahawks’ offense in 2020, especially after receiving exclusive rights tender. However, for unknown reasons, Seattle decided to go in another direction, and Turner will now have to continue his NFL journey somewhere else.
