There’s no better way to signal the need for more competition in a particular position group than by bringing in a veteran player at the end of August, which is what the Seahawks did Sunday by re-signing wide receiver Paul Richardson.

The receiver room has been plagued by injuries lately, with Phillip Dorsett, John Ursua and Cody Thompson all missing time. But as I noted in my receiver outlook, even when that group was healthy, the wideouts not named Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf weren’t exactly making a case for Seattle continuing to use 11 personnel (three wide) the majority of the time.

The story said a healthy Richardson arguably has a higher ceiling than any of the other potential No. 3 WRs on the roster — but the author hasn't seen a ton of sixth-round rookie Freddie Swain the story said — so it’s not much of a surprise Seattle felt compelled to bring back the guy who had 703 yards and six touchdowns last time he played with Russell Wilson.

Pete Carroll says the plan is for Tyler Lockett to stay another night at Stanford hospital due to his leg bruise. Carroll still thinks Lockett won't miss any games. Seattle has a bye this week.

This may be a little optimistic for Carroll but with the Week 11 bye, it's possible Lockett could be back for Week 12 at the Eagles, which is now moved to an early Sunday afternoon game. That's a bit of good news for those counting on Lockett, we'll know his status early on.

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett was taken to the hospital for evaluation after sustaining a “really bad” lower leg contusion in the latter stages of Monday night’s game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Related players: DK Metcalf, Josh Gordon

HC Pete Carroll said Lockett should be OK and the team is ahead of the situation, but obviously a scary event that goes beyond fantasy. The story said there is possible severe swelling of a muscle that could lead to cut off blood flow and effect nerve and muscle cells. The team has a bye this week and then plays next on Sunday night in Philly in Week 12, so owners may need to work on a backup plan. Metcalf and Gordon will be the team's top receivers if Lockett can't go.