The Seattle Seahawks may have made a mistake when they traded with the Houston Texans to acquire Jadeveon Clowney at the end of the 2019 preseason.
In the trade, the NFC West club gave up a 2020 third-round pick, outside linebackers Jacob Martin and Barkevious Mingo for the Pro Bowl edge defender.
At the time, it wasn’t that bad of a deal. Martin was a former 2018 sixth-round pick who recorded 3.0 sacks in his rookie season. Mingo was a former Cleveland Browns first-round pick. Houston flipped the draft pick to acquire cornerback Gareon Conley from the Oakland Raiders.
Over the course of the season, Martin produced 3.5 sacks while Clowney had 3.0. Since the trade, Martin has 5.5 sacks, which would be the most by a Seahawks defender over that span had he stayed with the team.
Seattle reportedly wanted Martin back, according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle.
Seahawks wanted to trade for linebacker Jacob Martin after including him in the Jadeveon Clowney trade a year ago; Texans declined offer for Katy native: https://t.co/3hoNam7sDL
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) November 4, 2020
The deal compensation wasn’t enough for the Texans to consider parting ways with a defender who is tied for the third-highest sacks on the team with 2.0.
With Martin still a part of the Texans’ pass rush, they are hoping he can help Houston improve their 1-6 record in the final nine games.