Boosting up our secondary.
We've acquired CB Quinton Dunbar in a trade with Washington.
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— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) March 24, 2020
The Seattle Seahawks pulled off an impressive trade this week, acquiring cornerback Quinton Dunbar from the Washington Redskins for a fifth-round pick in April’s NFL draft.
Dunbar entered the league in 2015 as an undrafted, free-agent wide receiver out of Florida but was quickly converted to cornerback during training camp of his rookie season and ended up earning the starting nod in 2018.
For Washington last year, Dunbar started 11 games before he landed on the injured reserve with a hamstring injury. He logged four interceptions, eight passes defended and 37 tackles in 2019.
Dunbar has one year left on his current contract – a $3.25 million base salary with $250,000 in per-game roster bonuses.
Seattle has made it clear beefing up all aspects of the defense will be a focus this offseason and adding a proven starter to the competition in the secondary is a step in the right direction.
After the trade, the Seahawks have no selection in the fifth round of the NFL draft but have seven total picks remaining.
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