The 2024 trade deadline for the NFL has officially come and gone. Among the teams who made no moves today were the Seattle Seahawks. Last season, the Seahawks made quite a splash by trading for defensive lineman Leonard Williams at the deadline. This year, there was no such plunge into that particular pool.
Seattle may be 4-5 and in last place, but no one else in the NFC West has more than five wins. All their goals are still very much ahead of them, so perhaps it is a little surprising the Seahawks did not make a move.
Then again, Seattle potentially already made their move two weeks ago when they acquired linebacker Ernest Jones IV in a trade with the Tennessee Titans. The Seahawks are building something new under head coach Mike Macdonald, and there is only so much of the future a team can mortgage for one season… a season in which they are not legitimate contenders for the ultimate prize. At least, not the team that we’ve seen for the last six weeks.
Still, given how atrocious the offensive line has been, it is understandable if there are fans who are disappointed the team did not make any move for a guard or center. Anthony Bradford, Laken Tomlinson, and Connor Williams as of late have been disastrous. If they were on any other team, they would not be playing, but these are the only options for the Seahawks right now.
Seattle clearly feels they have the right players this year. At least, that is what Macdonald keeps preaching. They will have to make some major adjustments during the bye week to prove it to the 12th Man.