The Seattle Seahawks shocked a lot of the NFL by choosing to make some drastic changes after falling just one game shy of making the playoffs in 2024. They traded Geno Smith and DK Metcalf away and brought in Sam Darnold and Cooper Kupp.
An NFL analyst thinks there's one more move the Seahawks need to make before training camp begins next month. And it involves them pulling the trigger to add a former All-Pro at a position of need.
My annual ESPN piece on one more move for each team in July. A couple of trade suggestions, some contract extensions that should be done, and a few homes for remaining free agents are all in here.https://t.co/QuDSkvFSbi
— Aaron Schatz (@ASchatzNFL) June 26, 2025
"The interior offensive line was a major problem for the Seahawks in 2024, and while first-round rookie Grey Zabel should stabilize the left guard position, the other positions are still in flux. Olu Oluwatini is penciled in at center, where he was below average in both pass block win rate (92.4% versus NFL center average of 93.8%) and especially in run block win rate (64.5% versus 72.8%) last season.
The current leader at right guard is 2024 third-round pick Christian Haynes. Why not bring in a former Pro Bowler who can provide some stability and veteran leadership? Scherff is still available and could take the right guard position, kicking Haynes over to battle Oluwatini for the center position at training camp."
- ESPN's one final move for all 32 teams
Brandon Scherff has had a very impressive career since the Washington Commanders franchise drafted him fifth overall in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He's earned five Pro Bowl nods and one All-Pro over his 10 year career.
He has regressed a bit over the past few years. He only allowed 11 total sacks over the first seven years of his career, and during the 2022 and 2023 seasons, he allowed eight sacks. This past year with the Jacksonville Jaguars, though, he played over 1,000 snaps and wasn't credited with allowing a single sack, and in fact, he only allowed one QB hit.
The Seahawks' interior line struggled mightily last season, which led them to use their first round pick on Grey Zabel, but that leaves one guard spot still a bit murky in Seattle. Right now, Christian Haynes seems like the most likely to take the reins of the job. But if the Seahawks want to raise the floor of that spot, signing a veteran like Scherff would make a lot of sense.
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