The Minnesota Vikings were one of two teams to roster veteran tight end Nick Vannett last season.
Now, Vannett is taking his talents back to the Seattle Seahawks.
Vannett was a third-round pick by the Seahawks, and he returns nearly one decade later, following the franchise’s Super Bowl run in 2025. He will try to stick through training camp and into the 2026 regular season.
Ex-Vikings TE Nick Vannett Joins Seahawks
Vannett, 33, appeared in four games for the Vikings last season. He did not draw a target or otherwise record a stat.
“The Seahawks signed Nick Vannett on Friday, bringing back the veteran tight end who spent the first three-plus seasons of his career in Seattle,” Seahawks.com’s John Boyle wrote in the official announcement on July 24.
“A third-round pick out of Ohio State in 2016, Vannett appeared in 42 games with 16 starts for the Seahawks prior to being traded to Pittsburgh early in the 2019 season. Since that trade, Vannett has spent time with the Steelers, Broncos, Saints, Giants, Chargers, Titans, Vikings and Rams, recording 108 receptions for 1,012 yards and nine touchdowns in his career.”
Vannett split the 2025 season between the Vikings and the Rams.
According to Boyle, the Seahawks cut cornerback Tyrone Broden to make room for Vannett. A 6-foot-5 former wide receiver, Broden is an intriguing prospect, but was on the PUP list.
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