Seattle currently sits with a 6-2 record and has been an offensive juggernaut this year with quarterback Sam Darnold at the helm, tied with the Indianapolis Colts to lead the league with 6.3 yards per play, ranked fifth in points per game (28.9) and fourth in passing yards per game (255.1).

Seattle's blowout of the Washington Commanders on Sunday night was a clinic by Darnold and also featured a swarming, attacking defense that ranks fifth in the league in scoring (18.8 points allowed per game) and is tied for third in sacks (27).

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Shaheed joins the Seattle receiver room that includes arguably the best receiver in the game right now, Jaxon Smith-Njigba. He leads the league with 948 receiving yards through eight games. Now quarterback Sam Darnold has another key target.

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On his fifth team and with his early-career “ghosts” behind him, Darnold is thriving for the Seattle Seahawks and rekindling an offseason debate.

Sam Darnold was just 20 when the New York Jets drafted him third overall in the 2018 NFL Draft. After providing a whirlwind of offensive systems and clumsy maturation opportunities, the team gave up on him after three seasons.