The preseason may be over, but the Seattle Seahawks are still plenty busy. Early Monday morning, the Pacific Northwest woke up to the news that the Seahawks had traded for linebacker Trevis Gipson from the Jacksonville Jaguars. Gipson has bounced around the NFL for a few years, but wherever he goes it has been clear he is a pass rusher.
Moves like this do not come in a vacuum. Unfortunately, on Saturday night against the Cleveland Browns, Seahawks linebacker Uchenna Nwosu was the victim of a chop block.
This was the penalized chop block by Wyatt Teller that injured Uchenna Nwosu. Pay attention to the left side of the clip. pic.twitter.com/VKKBK2sBaq
— Field Gulls (@FieldGulls) August 25, 2024
Luck has not been on Nwosu’s side as of late. Last year, Nwosu was lost for the season following Week 7 with a pectoral injury. Now, he is dealing with what is clearly a lower leg/knee injury. Although head coach Mike Macdonald had no updates after the game on Saturday, the fact the Seahawks traded for Gipson suggests they may be without Nwosu for some time to start the season.
The timing could not have possibly been worse. Last week, the Seahawks traded away Darrell Taylor to the Chicago Bears for a sixth round pick. At the time, it was an understandable move given the depth at the position. But without Nwosu, clearly Seattle felt they weren’t as deep.
Looks like the Seahawks might have to use that extra sixth rounder a lot sooner than they had hoped, as the cost to acquire Gipson is a late round draft pick. Perhaps it could be the pick they received from the Taylor trade.
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