Seahawks may be considering adding troubled WR Brown

Receiver Antonio Brown will be available to play for an NFL team following the games the week of Nov. 1 as his eight-week suspension will come to an end.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Wednesday the Seattle Seahawks “are now positioned to make a push to sign him.’’

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll fed the rumor mill when asked about the story during his Zoom news conference. Carroll said the Seahawks — the NFL’s top-ranked offense — are “tuned in” to the Brown situation and repeated that the Seahawks always try to be in on everything.

“We’ll see what happens as it goes forward,” Carroll said.

Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson and backup Geno Smith worked out with. Brown over the summer. Brown is a four-time All-Pro pick who had 1,297 yards in his last season with the Steelers in 2018.

The Seahawks anticipate getting receiver Phillip Dorsett II back in the lineup at some point soon after his sore foot heals, while receiver Josh Gordon remains indefinitely suspended by the NFL.

BELL ON DECISION

After amassing just 863 yards rushing in 17 games with the Jets before his surprise release last week, new Kansas City Chiefs running back Le’Veon

Bell didn’t want to dwell on why it didn’t work in New York.

“It just didn’t work out,” Bell said during his first public comments since the

Chiefs signed him as a free agent. “The fact that it didn’t, it kind of led me to the position I am here today.”

Bell, a former two-time All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowler during his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers, had options to choose from, including the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills.

“It was kind of undeniable to try and come and help this team any way I can help them out,” Bell said. “The opportunity to play for Coach [Andy] Reid is just going to be magnificent for me.”

Given the supporting cast around quarterback Pat Mahomes, the Chiefs aren’t likely to rely solely on Bell.

“Obviously, when I decided to come here, I already knew the weapons and there’s only one football to kind of go around,” Bell said. “I think this offense is really fit for my skill set.”

ELSEWHERE

●Rams: A’Shawn Robinson has been designated to return to practice with Los Angeles, moving the defensive tackle closer to his Rams debut. Robinson can be activated at any point in the next 21 days, or the Rams can place him on season-ending injured reserve. Robinson left the Detroit Lions for a twoyear, $17 million deal with Los Angeles in April. He was placed on the nonfootball injury list for unspecified reasons at the start of training camp in August, requiring him to miss at least the first six weeks of the season.

Jaguars: Veteran defensive end/linebacker Aaron Lynch has unretired and been reinstated to Jacksonville’s roster. Lynch walked away in August, just a few days into training camp. He will have to go through COVID-19 protocols before he’s allowed to return to the facility. The Jaguars (1-5) will get to see him practice before deciding whether to activate him. The 6-foot-6, 270-pound Lynch was a fifth-round draft pick by San Francisco in 2014. He has 105 tackles, including 20 sacks, in 73 games.

Raiders: When right tackle Trent Brown was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list and went into isolation, the rest of the offensive line starters were sent home as well as preparations began for Sunday’s game against the Bucs.

Jets: A source said

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New York has traded outside linebacker Jordan Willis to the San Francisco 49ers. The Jets are also sending a 2021 seventhround draft pick to the 49ers for a sixth-round selection in 2022, according to NFL Network. Willis, 25, hadn’t played in any of the last three games, and participated in only two this season with no tackles.