Seahawks trade for WR/TE Arcega-Whiteside

SEATTLE — The Seahawks acquired vast receiver/tight finish J.J. Arcega-Whiteside in a commerce with the Philadelphia Eagles in alternate for defensive again Ugo Amadi on Monday.

The Seahawks have been planning to chop Amadi as a part of their first wave of roster reductions, in accordance with a supply, however as a substitute discovered a commerce associate and a reinforcement at a place that is been thinned by accidents.

Whiteside, a second-round pick of Stanford in 2019, has a mixed 16 catches for 290 yards and a landing in 40 video games over three seasons. The Eagles moved the 6-foot-2, 237-pound Arcega-Whiteside to tight finish earlier this offseason. The Seahawks plan to make use of him as a hybrid receiver/tight finish, in accordance with a supply.

Arcega-Whiteside was seen as an extended shot to make the Eagles’ remaining roster.

Amadi, a fourth-round pick of Oregon in 2019, has been a rotational participant at nickel and was competing with Marquise Blair and Justin Coleman for that job. The Seahawks have additionally checked out rookie Coby Bryant as a nickel choice.

Amadi is ready to make a non-guaranteed $2.54 million base wage this season after receiving a confirmed efficiency escalator increase. Seattle will tackle Arcega-Whiteside’s $1.2 million wage.

The Eagles see Amadi as a flexible participant who can add competitors to the secondary. Security is arguably the most important positional query mark heading into the 2022 season for the Eagles, who may use some extra depth behind projected starters Anthony Harris and Marcus Epps.

The Seahawks’ receiver corps has taken successful of late with accidents to veteran Marquise Goodwin (hamstring), Freddie Swain (again) and Cody Thompson (shoulder). They have been with out final yr’s second-round decide Dee Eskridge (hamstring) because the first observe of coaching camp. The Seahawks put Thompson on injured reserve Monday and waived one other receiver, Deontez Alexander, as a part of their roster reductions.

The Eagles chosen Arcega-Whiteside 57th general within the 2019 draft, seven spots forward of Seahawks star receiver DK Metcalf.

NFL groups must trim their rosters to 85 by Tuesday.

ESPN’s Tim McManus contributed to this report.