The timing of the Seattle Seahawks’ release of starting tight end Noah Fant came as a bit of a surprise, even if the news had been expected for months. There were several good and obvious reasons to move on from Fant, including saving almost $9 million in salary cap space, clearing room for Elijah Arroyo and AJ Barner to move up the depth chart and getting some addition by subtracting a player who had fallen woefully short of expectations. The timing was unexpected but it does give Fant time to catch on with another team during training camp – so perhaps it was done as a favor to him as much as anything. Fant is already drawing some interest on the open market, too.