Trade Deadline Passes Without a Whimper For Seahawks

With the NFL’s commerce deadline coming and going at 1 PM PT on Tuesday, bucking previous tendencies the place the group has been energetic in search of upgrades, the primary place Seahawks selected to take a seat pat and did not swing any offers to enhance their roster.

In current seasons, common supervisor John Schneider acquired proficient veterans corresponding to security Quandre Diggs and defensive finish Carlos Dunlap for pennies on the greenback, sending day three alternatives to the Lions and Bengals in these respective offers. However even with Seattle vastly exceeding expectations by successful 5 of its first eight video games with a younger, retooled roster, it should not come as a shock the workforce did not make any strikes this time round.

For one, the Seahawks do not have a lot wage cap area to work with to have the ability to take up a participant’s wage in a commerce. As an indication of the place they’re financially with a $26 million lifeless cap hit on the books following the blockbuster Russell Wilson commerce, the workforce lately restructured guard Gabe Jackson’s contract merely to have sufficient cap area for injured reserve and apply squad elevations for the remainder of the yr.

Secondly, due to the Wilson deal, Seattle has a bevy of excessive draft picks subsequent April, together with Denver’s first and second spherical alternatives. Whereas the franchise plans to remain in competition from right here on out, Schneider wasn’t going to deal away prized draft decisions for veteran gamers in a “win now” maneuver.

It is also value noting that the Seahawks have reinforcements coming internally, as second-year cornerback Tre Brown returned to apply from patellar tendon surgical procedure final week and third-year linebacker Alton Robinson needs to be again quickly from his personal knee harm. Veteran Bruce Irvin has additionally carried out nicely in two video games since signing with the apply squad and the workforce might want to elevate him to the 53-man roster quickly with only one sport day elevation remaining.

If Seattle was going to make any strikes on the deadline, there was nice hypothesis about cornerback Sidney Jones’ future after dropping his spot within the beginning lineup to rookie Tariq Woolen and Mike Jackson. However regardless of the rumors about him being shopped and his in depth beginning expertise, no workforce apparently had any curiosity giving up a late day three choice to amass the previous Washington standout.

As for the remainder of the NFC West, the 49ers made a minor transfer sending operating again Jeff Wilson to the Dolphins for a fifth-round decide. The Cardinals and Rams, who had been linked to Panthers cross rusher Brian Burns, did not make any trades with the vast majority of the motion taking place within the AFC on Tuesday.

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