'Versatility!' Seattle Seahawks GM John Schneider On What New WR Laviska Shenault Jr. Brings

Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider discussed what new receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. brings to the kicking game and the offense this season.

Nov 19, 2023; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. / Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

The Seattle Seahawks will embark on a new era of football this season, and general manager John Schneider is hard a t work rebuilding aspects of the offense and special teams.

One of the newest additions to the kick return game and the offense is wideout/kick returner Laviska Shenault Jr..

Nov 19, 2023; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. / Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

On his weekly radio show on Seattle Sports 710AM, Schneider revealed his thoughts on what Shenault Jr. will bring to the Seahawks.

"Versatility," Schneider said on what they like about Shenault. "He's just that guy who you can give the ball to. As soon as you give that guy the ball, he's incredibly explosive. Last year he split time between the running back room and receiving room and right now he's going to be in our receiving room."

Schneider is also excited about the prospect of Shenault in the kick return game with the new kickoff rules the NFL has adoppted this season.

"We're still working through the kickoff rule and the tweaks to it and our strategy of it. I've been talking to Jay Harbaugh and [Devin] Fitzsimmons about it, it's going to be unique. It's a game changing play," Schneider said. "That's one of the primary reasons we signed Laviska. We'd been talking to him, he's a great returner, a powerful dude, like Dee [Eskridge] and has that explosive feel to him."

Schneider and the Seahawks look to improve on their 9-8 season in 2023 where they were the first NFC team out of the playoffs at the No. 8 seed.