The Seattle Seahawks know the opponents they’ll face in the 2026 NFL season, but they don’t yet know the exact schedule. Nonetheless, one former Seahawk is telling the league’s schedule makers that he would like to play his old team in Week 1.
Seattle allowed several key players to leave via free agency this offseason, including safety Coby Bryant. The 26-year-old agreed to a three-year deal worth $40 million with the Chicago Bears this offseason, per ESPN.
On March 19, Bryant appeared on “Up & Adams” and understood that the Bears are playing the Seahawks this upcoming season, noting that he would like for his new team to head to Seattle in Week 1 to spoil the celebrations.
“Every game’s a meaningful game, but I wouldn’t mind honestly starting the season off out there [against the Seahawks],” Bryant told Adams. “Weather would be nice; the whole world will be watching.”
Moreover, Bryant believes his new team will be up to face the Seahawks regardless of where the NFL decides to schedule this game.
“I’m always motivated,” Bryant noted. “I know [Bears head coach Ben Johnson] will be too, and Caleb [Williams] and the rest of the team will be. Like I said, we’re building something special over there, and I’m excited.”
Coby Bryant Explains Decision to Sign With the Bears
Moreover, Bryant also spoke about his decision to leave the Seahawks and how Bears QB Caleb Williams was a major selling point in his decision to sign with the Bears, given that the player appears set on playing for a contender and not just chasing the money.
“It’s always tough leaving Seattle,” Bryant told host Adams. “Just what we’ve built for the last two years with Coach Mike [Macdonald], all my brothers. That was definitely the toughest thing about leaving those guys. But with Caleb Williams, the special talent he is, the leader he is.
“He actually reached out to me. He was the first person to reach out to me after I signed, and we were texting back and forth, catching up and getting to know each other. I was telling him what we could build and going off of that. Just for him reaching out to me meant a lot, honestly. With me playing safety, him being quarterback, and him recognizing my game and vice versa.”
Seahawks Get Two Draft Prospects to Bolster Run Game
Meanwhile, another Seahawks player who left in free agency, along with Bryant, was Super Bowl LX MVP Kenneth Walker III. ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes floated two names that should be on the team’s radar to replace the former Seattle running back.
“Just throw out running back because [the Seahawks] really need one,” Kimes said on the March 18 edition of “The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny.“ “Kenneth Walker III’s gone. Zach Charbonnet’s hurt. They brought in Emanuel Wilson, who’s just depth. [Seahawks general manager] John Schneider will probably get to do his favorite thing in the entire world, which is draft a running back in the second round.
“I wouldn’t mind, like, Jonah Coleman from Washington, although he apparently is just not athletic testing, which is weird. But he’s a good back… There are some interesting mid-round backs. We talked about this. Mike Washington Jr., who’s a really, really fast Arkansas back, would be an interesting one for them as well. But it is a glaring area of need.”
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