Seahawks general manager John Schneider told ESPN radio last week the team would be bringing in a couple veteran free agent offensive linemen for visits. At the time he did not reveal who it would be, but we’ve since received word of the team’s interest in a couple linemen.
According to Jeremy Fowler at ESPN, Seattle has shown interest in Laken Tomlinson and discussed bringing in Cody Whitehair for a visit.
The Seahawks have shown interest in Tomlinson, and they’ve discussed bringing Whitehair in for a free agent visit. Several established guards on their radar. https://t.co/ERuOuCSfij
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) April 1, 2024
Tomlinson (6-foot-3, 323 pounds) was a first-round pick by the Lions back in the 2015 NFL draft. He played two seasons in Detroit, followed by five years with the 49ers and then two seasons with the Jets. All together he has appeared in 146 games, earning 138 starts. He has played his entire career at the left guard position, which happens to be Seattle’s greatest roster need.
Whitehair (6-foot-3, 316 pounds) was taken by the Bears in the second round of the following year’s draft. He spent the last eight seasons in Chicago, splitting his time between center and left guard.
Either one would answer a big question hanging over the team heading into the draft. However, right now the Seahawks only have about $2 million left in salary cap room for 2024 – and that doesn’t count what it will cost to sign their rookie class.
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