After the final game of the 2024 season, Tyler Lockett said “I will always be a Seahawk through and through.’’
But for the 2025 season, Lockett will be a Tennessee Titan.
Lockett himself announced via social media Wednesday night that he has reached an agreement to play next season with Tennessee.
“I’m excited to be a Tennessee Titan!!,’’ Lockett wrote. “I’m super thankful and grateful. Let’s get it!! God you get all the glory!!’’
The NFL Network reported that Lockett has agreed to a one-year deal with a base value of $4 million with a chance to make $6 million.
Lockett was released by the Seahawks in March in a move that saved $17 million in salary cap space for the 2025 season.
Heading to Tennessee means Lockett will have a chance at a reunion with the Seahawks in 2025 as the Titans will host Seattle. Dates and times of games are expected to be set early next month.
Going to Tennessee also means Lockett will likely be playing with former WSU quarterback Cam Ward, who is widely expected to be taken first by the Titans in the NFL draft, which begins Thursday.
Lockett played 10 seasons with the Seahawks and ranks second in team history behind Hall of Famer Steve Largent in receptions (661), receiving yards (8,594) and receiving touchdowns (61). Lockett also ranks second in punt-return yards (1,078) as well as average yards per kickoff return (25.1) and kickoffs returned for touchdowns (two).
He’s 10th in franchise history in games played (161) and is a three-time winner of the Steve Largent Award, voted on by players and given to the player or coach who best exemplifies the spirit, dedication and integrity of the Seahawks.
He won the award the past two seasons and in 2021.
Lockett, who turns 33 in September, was released after a season in which all of his stats dropped — his 49 receptions were his fewest since his third season with the team in 2017, as were his 600 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
But Lockett, who acknowledged he might be playing his final season with Seattle in 2024, insisted throughout he wanted to keep playing and felt he could still play at a high level.
“So, yeah, it sucks for me as a player when you hear people say, ‘Oh, he’s too old, or he’s washed, or he’s not the same type of player,’ Lockett said during the final week of the season. ‘I promise you, if you go watch the film, that’s not the case, you know what I’m saying? … So I’m cool with being able to stand on that because a lot of people in this organization and a lot of people, whether it’s the players or the coaches, understand the sacrifice that I made to try to make this team be the best team possible that they could be.’’
He’ll get the chance to prove it in Tennessee.
