SEATTLE -- The Seattle Seahawks are bolstering their banged-up receiving corps by acquiring Rashid Shaheed in a trade with the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Seattle is sending fourth- and fifth-round picks in 2026 to New Orleans, the source said.
Shaheed, 27, has 44 receptions for 499 yards and two touchdowns in nine games this season. He reunites with offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, who was New Orleans' offensive coordinator last season. He gives the Seahawks some needed reinforcement at receiver behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba, as Cooper Kupp, Jake Bobo and Dareke Young are all injured.
Shaheed also has extensive experience returning punts and kickoffs, and he was an All-Pro as a punt returner in 2023. That area is a potential need for the Seahawks as Young has been one of their primary kickoff returners.
Kupp (heel, hamstring), Bobo (Achilles) and Young (hip) all missed the Seahawks' win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday night, which pushed Seattle's record to 6-2 and gave them a share of first place in the NFC West with the Los Angeles Rams.
Shaheed, undrafted out of Weber State in 2022, is making $4.2 million in the last year of his contract and is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent after this season.
