The Seattle Seahawks are currently preparing for Super Bowl LX, where they will look to finally avenge their last-minute defeat to the New England Patriots back in SB XLIX, where a Malcolm Butler interception of quarterback, Russell Wilson at the goal-line obtained Tom Brady his fourth World Championship.
But in a few days time, the players and coaches will get some much-needed rest and the workload will shift to general manager, John Schneider and the rest of his front-office team.
Unusually for a Super Bowl participant – and indeed the bookmaker’s favorite in the bout – Seattle will enter the offseason with an abundance of cap space. The team has around $75 million to spare, ranking them 5th in the NFL and first in the NFC.
More and more, it feels like the free agent market has turned into fool’s gold, especially at the top positions, with top-caliber starters rarely allowed to depart on the open market, with teams instead becoming more aggressive in signing them to extensions or applying the franchise tag.
So increasingly trades have become the best method of acquiring elite-tier talent, and fortunately for Seattle, it appears that there could be exactly that available this spring.
Seattle Could Be a Candidate to Trade For All-Pro Edge Rusher
NFL insider, Jay Glazer, speaking on Yahoo Sports, reported on Wednesday that two-time All-Pro Las Vegas Raiders defensive end, Maxx Crosby’s time in Vegas is all but finished.
According to Glazer, part of Crosby’s desire to leave stems from the deciding unilaterally to place him on IR prior to the final two games of the season. It was broadly done as a precautionary measure, but others have suspected it was due to the team’s desire to “tank” in order to secure the #1 draft pick.
Crosby was outspoken in his desire to play regardless of the future implications, and the team deliberately deciding to bench him seemingly rubbed him the wrong way.
“There’s a couple of guys [in the NFL], if they tell you they’re playing, they’re playing.” Glazer said.
When asked if he thought his time in Las Vegas was done, Glazer responded, “I do”.
Why a Maxx Crosby Trade Makes Sense For the Seahawks
If Glazer is indeed correct and Crosby’s days in Sin City are numbered, there is perhaps no better team suited to benefit from the addition of the five-time Pro Bowler than Seattle.
Seattle – as mentioned prior – has a ton of cap space. And whilst they currently have Demarcus Lawrence, who made the Pro Bowl for the fifth time this past season, he is 33 years old with a limited amount of productive seasons moving forward.
Defensive line has hardly been a weakness for the Raiders this season, with the team ranking 10th in the league in sacks, but the addition of Crosby not only insures against the ageing of Lawrence and fellow defensive lineman, Leonard Williams, who turns 32 in June, but gives them one of the most game-wrecking, unstoppable forces in the NFL at a critical position.
If Seattle is willing to give up the house for a top edge rusher – which you’d imagine they would – the Seahawks could well see the former fourth round pick line up for them come September.
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