The Seahawks bid adieu to another long-time veteran Wednesday when free agent TE Luke Willson signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions worth $2.5 million. Willson, who hails from nearby Windsor, Ontario, also visited with the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars before agreeing with the Lions.

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Mostly in pursuit of depth in free agency, the Seahawks seemed to have acquired a starter Tuesday when they signed D.J. Fluker, who played nine games with six starts for the New York Giants last season after signing a one-year, prove-it deal. Fluker's six starts came at right guard. His season ended in week 11 when a damaged toe put him on injured reserve.

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The Seahawks Monday acquired CB C.J. Smith from the Cleveland Browns for a conditional seventh-round pick in 2020. Smith, 24, doesn't have much experience, having entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He played in 10 games with the Philadelphia Eagles last year as a reserve, and three more with the Browns, who announced the trade.

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Fourth-seeded Gonzaga (32-4) is back in the NCAA basketball tourney's Sweet Sixteen for a fourth consecutive season following a 90-84 victory over fifth-seeded Ohio State Saturday night in Boise. Zach Norvell Jr.'s career-high 28 points and 12 rebounds made him the first Zags player in their tourney history to have a game of 25+ points and 10+ rebounds.

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With FS Earl Thomas trade talks heating up, the Seahawks added another safety, signing Maurice Alexander, who played for the Los Angeles Rams from 2014 through last October, when he was waived. No details were available yet on Alexander's contract, but it is believed to be for one year. He earned $528,529 last season in base salary.

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Five-year veteran WR Jaron Brown, who had a hand in the Seahawks' final loss that kept them out of the playoffs for the first time in six years, has signed a free agent contract with Seattle, according to the NFL Network Friday night. Contract details weren't available.

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The Seahawks Friday lost the one unrestricted free agent they most wanted to keep when DT Sheldon Richardson, who played one season in Seattle after his trade acquisition from the New York Jets, bolted for the Minnesota Vikings. But he signed only a one-year contract potentially worth $11 million. Richardson's base, according to the NFL Network, is $8 million, the rest in incentives.

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The Seahawks Thursday found a replacement for tight end Jimmy Graham, reaching agreement on a three-year deal with Ed Dickson, who played last year with the Carolina Panthers and is coming off his best season. According to the NFL Network, Dickson will receive $14 million, with the first year fully guaranteed.

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On the second day of NFL free agency, when TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins passed on interest from his hometown Seahawks to sign with Jacksonville, when WR Jordy Nelson signed with Oakland, and when DT Sheldon Richardson was being courted by Minnesota, the most intriguing Seattle news came via tweet about the future of Earl Thomas.

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Most of us in these parts can cope with sprinkles, showers and steady rain. But the deluges that accompany thunderstorms elsewhere? No. Too much nature all at once. Old Testament-style weather doesn't fit a tech city that naively assumes it's in control of some things.

At least, that's my analogy to explain how it seems at the moment to be a 12 after watching nine Seahawks shown the door over the past 10 days, including two longtime stalwarts for little to nothing in return: A dreary deluge.

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On the first day of the NFL's new year Wednesday, the Seahawks signed DE/LB Barkevious Mingo and predictably sent away RBs Thomas Rawls and Mike Davis, then lost CB DeShawn Shead in free agency. Countering those departures, Seattle retained DE Dion Jordan, the No. 3 pick in the 2013 draft who returned to health last season, and also made official the trade of DE Michael Bennett to the Philadelphia Eagles.

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According to the NFL Network, the Green Bay Packers are poised to sign TE Jimmy Graham to a three-year contract at undisclosed terms, while the Washington Redskins will sign wide receiver Paul Richardson to a five-year, $40 million contract. The offers to the free agents will be signed when the new league year begins Wednesday, taking away two receivers coming off productive seasons with the Seahawks.

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With the Seahawks facing the probable losses of unrestricted free agents TE Jimmy Graham and DT Sheldon Richardson, reports say they are considering adding TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins and DT Ndamukong Suh as potential replacements. Suh, who is expected to be released by Miami ahead of the new league year Wednesday, was in Seattle Monday. Jenkins, the former Washington Huskies star, is slated for a visit this week.

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The vote is in from the guy who feels the Richard Sherman departure more than anyone in Seattle. Tweeted Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin Sunday morning:

"Well, this sucks."

Not only had a good friend and teammate blown town, Baldwin has to go up against Sherman, presuming a return to good health, twice next season as a member of the San Francisco 49ers.

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Less than 24 hours after the Seahawks released Richard Sherman, the iconic cornerback agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract with NFC West rival San Francisco, according to multiple reports, including this one from NFL.com. The NFL Network reported that Sherman's signing bonus will be approximately $5 million.

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The football contributions of Richard Sherman to the Seahawks and Seattle were numerous, significant and memorable. In a day of sadness over the departure of a transcendent athlete, they are worth reflection and admiration for one of the greatest sports careers in our burg's history.

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Following two days of speculation and rumors, the Seahawks did the expected Friday, officially releasing All-Pro CB Richard Sherman, likely ending Sherman's productive and controversial career in Seattle. Sherman told the NFL Network that the team informed him they want him back under a different financial arrangement, but Sherman has stated that he is ready to move on.

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Never is it dull around Richard Sherman. He is a bright, bold thinker and speaker. If he were no longer a part of the Seahawks, the Seattle sports scene would be notably poorer. He's also had some testy times, be it with coaches, teammates or media, even back to his Stanford days under then-coach Jim Harbaugh. The edginess added to the drama.

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The Seahawks have traded Pro Bowl DE Michael Bennett and a seventh-round draft pick to the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles for WR receiver Marcus Johnson and a fifth-round pick, according to reports Wednesday from ESPN and the NFL Network.

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John Schneider's view of fun may differ from the view held by many, unless you think that walking across the swamp on the backs of alligators is a hoot. On the other hand, the Seahawks general manager's multiple uses Friday of the phrase "fun," to describe the attempt to recover from 2017's plummet from the NFL summit, may signal a bit of  post-traumatic stress.

I'm guessing the latter.

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