SEATTLE — Seattle acquired pass rusher Trevis Gipson from Jacksonville on Monday for a late-round draft pick in 2025, a trade that gives the Seahawks additional depth with uncertainty about how long Uchenna Nwosu may be out.
Nwosu, the team’s best edge rusher, suffered a left knee injury on the opening drive of Saturday’s preseason finale against Cleveland on a cut block from offensive lineman Wyatt Teller. ESPN.com reported Monday that Nwosu has a sprained MCL that could cause him to miss several weeks.
The Seahawks did not practice on Monday. Nwosu missed most of last season after suffering a torn pectoral muscle and Seattle’s defense suffered badly without him. The Seahawks seem better equipped to handle Nwosu’s absence this time around with Dre’Mont Jones expected to play more on the edge this season, the development of second-year outside linebacker Derick Hall and the addition of Gipson.
Gipson has 11 sacks in four seasons, the first three in Chicago and the most recent one in Tennessee. He signed a one-year, $1.3 million deal in free agency that included $42,500 guaranteed. He would behind Josh Hines-Allen, Travon Walker and veteran Arik Armstead on Jacksonville’s depth chart.
