The Seahawks still have room to keep digging for help off the edge, and the trade market offers a few more names worth circling. Some would cost real draft capital.
Others would be cheaper swings. But all four bring something that could make Seattle at least pick up the phone.
Tuli Tuipulotu sits near the top of the list. The former second-round pick posted 13 sacks and made the Pro Bowl last year, yet the Chargers still haven’t extended him, even with free agency less than six months away.
At 24, he’s young, productive, and already has the kind of size and experience playing as a standup linebacker that teams covet. The catch is obvious: he’d come with a hefty price in a trade and likely an extension right after.
Still, if he’s been this good already, he’s earned that kind of money. The question is whether Seattle should be the team to pay it.
Chop Robinson is a different kind of bet. He had a solid rookie year with six sacks, but he hasn’t taken the next step yet.
The upside is easy to see, though. He’s 23, he has first-round pedigree, and the Dolphins are in the middle of a pretty aggressive teardown.
That could make him available. He’s another bigger edge defender with traits Seattle would like, though there’s some uncertainty about how he fits Mike’s defense.
Even so, he’s the sort of player worth checking on, especially with a fifth-year option still available if he blossoms after a move.
Then there’s Josh Uche, who looks like the bargain-bin option in this group. He had that breakout 2022 season with 11.5 sacks for the Patriots, but since then the production has barely shown up, even after stops with Kansas City, Philadelphia, and Miami.
He’s more of a traditional rusher, so the fit question is real. But if Seattle just wants someone who can play 15 snaps a game and lighten the workload for players like Hall and Lawrence, he could serve a purpose.
And with a one-year veteran-minimum deal, he wouldn’t do much to the books. Maybe the 2022 version is still in there somewhere.
The one that keeps pulling the conversation back is Jadeveon Clowney. He signed with Houston, presumably with the idea that the Texans might be his shot at a Super Bowl run, but that doesn’t look like where this is headed right now.
The West Coast may not be his preferred landing spot, but he might be willing to deal with it for a few months if the chance to win is there. The fit in Mike Macdonald’s scheme is already known, the contract is manageable at $5.5 million, and the trade price should be reasonable too.
If Houston isn’t moving Danielle Hunter, then Clowney is the obvious name to shop. For Seattle, this is the one that makes the most sense to hammer the phone on.
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