Report: Seahawks exercise Fant's 2023 option

The Seattle Seahawks have picked up the fifth-year option on Noah Fant's rookie contract, tying the tight end to the franchise through the 2023 season, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The Seahawks acquired Fant as part of the Russell Wilson trade in March. The Broncos drafted him 20th overall in 2019, and he's the first player from his draft class to have his option picked up.

Fant had 68 receptions for 670 yards and four touchdowns last season in Denver. He said recently he was frustrated with his lack of opportunities downfield in the Broncos' offense.

"I feel like when I came into the league, that's what I was drafted to do, right?" he told a Denver radio station at the end of March. "Get down the field, make those explosive plays, and kind of be that pass-catching tight end. And over my time in Denver, I felt like that narrative kind of got muddled down a little bit."

Fant will join a tight end room in Seattle that also features Will Dissly and Colby Parkinson.