Knowing Hauschka could leave in free agency, the Seahawks signed former Vikings kicker Blair Walsh earlier this offseason. Hauschka signing in Buffalo does not, however, guarantee that Walsh will be Seattle's kicker next season. General manager John Schneider made it clear last week at the NFL Scouting Combine that the plan is to have competition at kicker in training camp this summer, though the Seahawks do like what they see in Walsh.

"I can't make a more vivid illustration of trying to improve the roster by bringing in competition of a high level," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said last week at the Combine. "What a great opportunity to get a talented guy. The guy has kicked as well as anyone in football—in college and in the pros—when he has had his chances. And he's seen the other side of it, too, he knows how to bounce back. He's a tremendous talent. So he adds in and we see what happens. I don't know what's going to happen with the rest of it."