The Seahawks have a chance to make a real statement, and it starts with Khalil Mack.
The Los Angeles Chargers are sitting at 0-4 after the loss to Seattle, and that kind of start puts them in a brutal spot. Once a team falls into that kind of hole, the trade phone starts ringing fast, and John Schneider should absolutely be one of the people calling.
Mack is the name that jumps out. If the Chargers decide to move him, the Seahawks should be right in the mix. It probably wouldn’t come cheap - an early Day 3 pick or even a late Day 2 selection could be enough to get the conversation going - but for a player like Mack, that price makes sense.
Seattle’s pass rush is already strong, but there’s no such thing as too much pressure off the edge. Mack would be a luxury add, not a must-have, yet he still brings plenty. Through four games, he has three sacks, 14 tackles, five tackles for loss, five quarterback hits, and 14 total pressures.
The Seahawks would also be taking on only about $6 million for the rest of the season, which is a pretty clean number for a future Hall of Famer. And Mack still looks like a player who can help a contender right now. He can rush the passer, handle the run, and drop into coverage with the same kind of efficiency and force that made him one of the league’s elite defenders.
That’s what makes this so intriguing for Seattle. Mike Macdonald and defensive coordinator Aden Durde have already built a sophisticated pass-rushing system, and the roster has enough talent that Mack wouldn’t have to carry the whole thing. He’d be a high-end addition to an already dangerous unit.
The draft compensation could be the sticking point. The Seahawks don’t have a fourth-round pick, and giving up a third might be too rich. One possible package would be one of Seattle’s two seventh-rounders in 2027 and a fourth-round pick in 2028, though there’s no guarantee that would be enough with other teams likely involved.
Still, the Chargers have reason to move an expiring deal, and if they want to do right by one of their stars, Seattle would make plenty of sense. The Seahawks aren’t in the AFC, they won’t see the Chargers again this season, and they’d be a clean landing spot for a veteran trying to chase a contender.
Seattle has watched other teams make splashy moves for difference-makers, and now the Seahawks have their own chance to grab one of the best pass rushers of his generation. If the opportunity is there, they should take it.
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