NFL Trade Rumors
Projected Cap Space: -$16.7 million
Draft Picks: 8
Notable Free Agents:
1 – Interior Offensive Line
Take a moment and think about this question. When was the last time the Seattle Seahawks had a good offensive line?
Perhaps you settled on the early 2010s when the Seahawks were competing for Super Bowls with LT Russell Okung and C Max Unger as big names. Or if you’re a certain age, the early to mid-2000s with two Hall of Famers, LT Walter Jones and LG Steve Hutchinson, paving the way for RB Shaun Alexander. Maybe even 2020 or 2021 in the final years of the Russell Wilson era with Pro Bowl LT Duane Brown anchoring the starting five.
But the point is the Seahawks have needed to fortify the offensive line for a long time. They have just six career offensive linemen in team history who have been named to the Pro Bowl. For context, that’s the same as the Carolina Panthers and just two more than the Houston Texans and the Seahawks have been around since 1976 compared to 1995 for Carolina and 2002 for Houston. Once again in 2025, the offensive line is a significant need and a big factor in why Seattle has stalled out as a slightly above-average team the past three years.
The good news is the Seahawks have a left tackle in Charles Cross who could add himself to their list of Pro Bowl linemen. On the right side, Abraham Lucas has battled injuries the past two years after a promising rookie season but he should go into 2025 healthy. That will allow the Seahawks to focus their efforts on the interior, where Seattle could stand to upgrade at both guard spots and center.
However, Seahawks GM John Schneider is going to have to do a better job of picking players. It’s not that he hasn’t been aware the offensive line has been an issue. Last year, he signed Tomlinson to a one-year deal and added C Connor Williams during camp. In the past two years, the Seahawks have drafted Anthony Bradford (fourth round), Olu Oluwatimi (fifth), Michael Jerrell (sixth), Sataoa Laumea (sixth) and Christian Haynes (third).
Yet the group remains a problem. Schneider might either need to tweak his evaluation process or be willing to make more significant investments in the interior offensive line, a position he’s historically treated as replaceable.
2 – Cornerback
This position includes Seattle’s best defensive player in CB Devon Witherspoon but outside of him, the group is surprisingly shaky. Starting...
