RENTON, Wash. — Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald plans to play his starters against the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday night, likely marking the first time we’ll see Seattle’s new-look receiver duo of Cooper Kupp and Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

Seattle signed Kupp to a three-year free-agent deal worth $45 million as part of an offensive overhaul that began with trading DK Metcalf and releasing Tyler Lockett. The team also signed Marquez Valdes-Scantling to a one-year, $4 million contract because of his deep-ball ability, but in an offense that considers a fullback one of its starters, the 32-year-old Kupp will be the main guy tasked with complementing Smith-Njigba.

Smith-Njigba led NFL wide receivers in catches (79) and yards (956) when operating out of the slot last season (all stats provided by Tru

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