NFL Europe is an Important Resource

Gary Horton also makes an interesting point that some teams utilize NFL Europe in a serious way, while other teams simply sign some guys, allocate them to Europe and hope to get something back in return. Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, Miami, and Arizona have been some of the most succesful teams in developing players that have a real chance of making the team. Seattle can now be added to that list.

The Seahawks have two players on the team that spent time in Europe in Chuck Darby and Kelly Herndon. They were actually teammates in Barcelona. The Seahawks had 5 players on the all-NFLE team last year including the leading passer, leading receiver, interception leader as well as the all-NFLE kicker and punter. Not only do our efforts in Europe give us more to talk about in the offseason, but it also allows us to give some guys real game experience and try to develop them. In such a competitive league, it is important for the Seahawks to utilize all of the resources available.