SEATTLE -- While tight end Gordon Hudson's agent says his client is free to negotiate with Seattle, the Seahawks aren't sure they're interested anymore.
Agent John Maloney claims Hudson has been released from his USFL contract with the Los Angeles Express and is free to talk with Seattle, which selected him in the 1984 supplemental draft.
But Mike McCormack, Seattle president and general manager, countered that the Seahawks have not been notified of any change in Hudson's status with the Express.
Coach Chuck Knox Wednesday said the former Brigham Young University star is an enigma to him.
'I don't know anything about him,' Knox said.
Knox said if the Seahawks are to work out a deal with Hudson, there's no guarantee he'll be on the squad's active roster this season.
'We'll wait and see what's worked out between his agent and our administration,' he said. 'After that, we'd have to see what our alternatives are.
'We could place him on injured reserve, depending on how his physical goes, or we could activate him, depending on our needs,' Knox said.
The Seahawks currently have four tight ends -- Charle Young and Dan Ross on the active roster and Mike Tice and Tony Davis on injured reserve.
McCormack said he has talked with Maloney extensively and Seattle team physicians have examined Hudson, who suffered nerve damage in his elbow when he broke an arm during the 1985 USFL season.
Hudson caught 178 passes while at BYU. He set an NCAA record for sophomore tight ends with 67 catches in 1981, including 13 receptions for 259 yards against Utah.
He caught 67 passes as a junior, and as a senior had 44 receptions for 596 yards despite missing the final four games of the season with a knee injury.
