The Facts: Now that Golden Tate has taken his talents to Detroit, the Seahawks are willing to reconsider a wide receiver they jettisoned two weeks ago. Sources familiar with the Seahawks' thinking have told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport that the team is now interested in re-signing Rice.

Diehards Line: Rice was originally cut loose primarily because his $8.5 million salary was untenable with Percy Harvin's cap number sky-rocketing to $13.4 million. The team's renewed interest comes as no major surprise. Seattle has a vacancy at outside receiver, and HC Pete Carroll has never ruled out Rice's return. In fact, Carroll "spoke glowingly" about Rice's recovery from ACL surgery after Super Bowl XLVIII, according to The Seattle Times. ... We'll be watching for more.