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The Seattle Seahawks are almost surely looking at regression this year. But they did make an in-house move after the Rams’ big trade for Myles Garrett. Still, here is one move the Seahawks must make to keep up with the Rams.
To be sure, this isn’t a move the Seahawks are likely to make. What will almost certainly happen is they play a waiting game. As the trade deadline approaches, the Seahawks will assess whether a repeat is a realistic goal. And then they could make a big trade.
But if they decide they want to keep up with the Rams after the Garrett trade, here is the only move that keeps them in the ballpark.
Fight fire with fire. It’s the only way to go. To be fair, the Seahawks had a strong pass rush in 2025. They tied for seventh, with the Rams and Texans, for seventh in the NFL with 47 sacks.
But the Rams have elevated to another level with the addition of Garrett. And the Seahawks got their total by committee last year. Uchenna Nowsu, Leonard Williams, and Byron Murphy each had seven. DeMarcus Lawrence totaled six.
If the Seahawks wanted to generate as much sack pressure as the Rams, they would need another big-time body in the rotation. The good news is that there are a few guys who would fit the bill.
The Seahawks should not necessarily pursue the Giants’ Brian Burns. Yes, he would close the gap with the Rams. But he’s a guy on the field a lot. The Seahawks need a player who can provide a high-level pass rush in bursts. They don’t want to push any of their current guys to the side.
Now, both of these guys come with injury risk. But the Seahawks could take a “no risk it, no biscuit” approach.
This makes the most sense for a couple of reasons. The Seahawks could keep Watt’s snap count low. This would help him avoid the injuries that have hampered his career lately. And it would allow the current roster guys to do their thing.
Watt will soon turn 32 years old. But he’s still an NFL pass rusher. Playing fresh and in situations where the other team needs to pass, it’s not out of the realm of possibility for him to get double-digit sacks.
Need proof? Von Miller, at age 36, totaled nine sacks for a bad Commanders defense in 2025. Watt has way more burst left in his legs than Miller.
Now this question comes into play: Would the Steelers ever trade Watt?
Maybe not right now, according to a post on X by Mark Kaboly.
“I am not going to sit here and pretend that the Browns didn’t get a pretty significant pull from the Rams for Myles Garrett, because they did,” Kaboly wrote. “A first, second, and third-round pick over the next three drafts, $41 million in dead money,...
