Seattle Seahawks Free Agent Wishlist Part 1 – Defense
Chris Phillips
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Linebackers
Leonard Floyd – This is a rob from the rich type of situation. It weakens the LA Rams defense while strengthening ours. After the Matt Stafford trade, Los Angeles is way over the cap. They’ll need to jettison some payroll, and Leonard Floyd could be the sacrificial lamb. K.J. Wright is a free agent and may end up pricing himself out of Seattle’s budget. Floyd would be a nice replacement on the outside, next to Bobby Wagner and Jordyn Brooks.
Haason Reddick – A similar situation to the Floyd signing, except this one comes from the up and coming Arizona Cardinals. Hassan Reddick was a high round pick of the Cardinals that just never panned out for them. Some of that is on the Cardinals for moving Reddick around on defense.
They never gave him one position to focus his talents on. That is until 2020, where he excelled at outside linebacker. I’m always leery of signing players who are coming off career years. It just seems too many of them end up hurting the organization. But if they can’t get Floyd, this is a solid Plan B.
Defensive Backs
Chidobe Awuzie – A young, big corner? Sign me up! Wait, why is he on the market? He’s coming off an injured season, playing in only eight games in 2020 for the Dallas Cowboys. The Dallas defense was atrocious all year, but Awuzie’s play was good. Chidobe Awuzie in the Seattle blue and green will remind fans of Brandon Browner. A big physical corner. Awuzie might be less expensive than a Shaquill Griffin.
Desmond King – Drafted by the LA Chargers, 5th round, then traded to the Titans in 2020 for a 6th round pick. Desmond King has been most successful playing the nickel corner. In 2018 King earned first-team All-Pro defensive back and second-team All-Pro at punt returner. He even played some outside corner last year for the Titans. Just 27-years-old and coming off a down year, King’s price tag should be more than reasonable for the cap-strapped Seahawks.
Chidobe Awuzie picks off Jared Goff and turns the tide late in the 3rd ?
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So, there you have it, 12s, a defensive free agent wish list for the Seattle Seahawks. This article will look genius when these players make it to the market. Or it’ll look not very smart when none or almost all do not. I’ll gladly settle for somewhere in the middle or even just getting one of these signings correct. Who’s on your wish list?