Brady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation and covers the Seattle Seahawks for ESPN. SEATTLE — The Seahawks released starting tight end Noah Fant on Sunday, the team announced. Fant’s future with the Seahawks had been uncertain because of his outsized contract and underwhelming production over three seasons in Seattle, and it became an even bigger question after the team spent a second-round pick in April on tight end Elijah Arroyo.