The Seahawks are staring down a roster crunch, and not every tough decision has to end with a cut.
With Seattle and the rest of the NFL facing the 53-man deadline on Sunday at 3 p.m. PT, the team has to trim a roster that will leave at least 37 players on the outside looking in.
Most of those names will hit waivers, but there’s also a case for exploring the trade market before simply moving on. Three players stand out as possible chips: Jalen Milroe, Olu Oluwatimi and Noah Igbinoghene.
Milroe looked like he had a path to becoming Drew Lock’s backup earlier in camp, but the first two preseason games changed that picture fast. His struggles, paired with Lock’s success, have pushed him to the bottom of the quarterback depth chart.
Still, Milroe carries value because he has three full seasons of team control left on his contract. That makes him the kind of player another team could see as worth a flyer, and it also gives Seattle a reason to see if there’s a market before letting him go for nothing.
The Seahawks likely wouldn’t land much more than a late pick in 2027 or 2028, but that might still be more appealing than keeping a third quarterback who isn’t trending the right way and losing a roster spot in the process.
Oluwatimi is in a different spot, but the logic is similar. A 2023 fifth-round pick, he opened his Seahawks career as a backup before getting a chance to start during the 2024 season.
Since then, though, Jalen Sundell’s rise has flipped the pecking order. Oluwatimi is now in the final year of his deal and has 13 starts on his résumé, which should make him attractive to teams looking for help at center.
The Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers are two possible fits after both lost centers to serious injuries that will keep them out for the season.
Then there’s the battle for the last cornerback job. Devon Witherspoon, Josh Jobe, Julian Neal and Trevon Diggs appear to have the first four spots locked down, leaving Noah Igbinoghene and Nehemiah Pritchett fighting for what could be one final opening.
Igbinoghene is on a one-year contract, while Pritchett remains under team control through the end of 2027. That makes Igbinoghene the likelier candidate to be moved, and the Seahawks should at least test whether they can turn him into a future draft pick instead of just cutting him loose.
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