Perhaps the Seattle Seahawks have made a splash with “death zone football, ” but the real star is record-setting receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba . And he is a legitimate threat to break Calvin Johnson’s bonkers record, according to a post on X by Jordan Schultz.

“#Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba is on pace for 1,989 receiving yards this season — which would break Calvin Johnson’s all-time NFL record of 1,964 yards for a single season.”

Having pointed that out, let’s remember what “on pace” really means. It simply means that if a player produces at his current pace, he will get to a certain level through 17 games. However, he has to play in all 17 games. And he has to continue at a pace that looks unsustainable because of the historical nature of it. Smith-Njigba has 819 yards receiving,

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