The Seahawks have kept one eye on the offensive line all offseason, and on Thursday they added a little more insurance at tackle.
Seattle is signing veteran Bobby Hart to its practice squad, according to Adam Schefter. It’s a depth move, but an important one for a team that didn’t do much to strengthen the line during the 2026 offseason.
The Seahawks passed on bringing in any starting-caliber offensive linemen, and their only draft addition up front was Iowa’s Beau Stephens, a fifth-round pick who is expected to start the year on the bench. For now, Seattle is leaning heavily on the players already in the building to stay upright and improve.
Hart gives them another body with real NFL mileage. A seventh-round pick by the New York Giants out of Florida State in 2015, he has bounced around the league and spent time with eight different NFL teams. His résumé includes 108 career games and 75 starts, with most of that work coming in Cincinnati, where he was a steady presence from 2018 through 2020.
After not appearing in a game in 2023 or 2024, Hart returned in 2025 and played in 10 games with eight starts for the Los Angeles Chargers. He later signed with Seattle this offseason, but he couldn’t crack the 53-man roster after a preseason that went poorly, especially in pass protection.
Even so, the Seahawks saw enough of a need to bring him back onto the practice squad. That need starts at right tackle, where Abe Lucas has battled injury issues for most of his career. Lucas has missed 22 games over his first four seasons, including stretches wiped out by knee trouble that dates back to his Washington State days.
His availability has been spotty. He played only six games in 2023 and seven in 2024, though he did stay on the field for all 17 games in 2025. Seattle is obviously hoping that version of Lucas is the one it gets going forward.
On the other side, Charles Cross has been more durable, but not untouched. Since arriving in 2022, he has missed a few games, including three in 2023 because of foot injuries, and he has played at least 14 games in every season.
The bigger picture for Seattle is simple: the Seahawks have needed backup tackles to hold up before, and with limited experienced options behind their starters, they decided Hart was worth another look.
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