Seahawks fans need not worry: Seattle has traded for C.J. Smith

The Seahawks have traded for a defensive back. That player is C.J. Smith. Smith will be playing for his third team in his three year career. But no need to worry, Seattle fans, the guy who has one total tackle in his career might just make you happy?

C.J. Smith being traded to the Seahawks is major news, isn’t it. (Hint: No, it’s not.) Smith is a three-year pro and plays safety. Want to know why his photo isn’t the one featured for this article? Because the source we use for photos cannot find one of him. That’s how important he is as a player.

Oh, I know what you are hoping. Seattle made the same kind of trade for Justin Coleman last year and Coleman was great. But Coleman was better than expected. And Smith simply isn’t expected to do much.

In 2016 as a rookie with the Philadelphia Eagles, Smith played in 10 games as a defensive back and special teams player. He made zero tackles. In his breakout year (I say “breakout” because he actually recorded a statistic) in 2017, he made a tackle in three games with the incredible Cleveland Browns.

In other words, Smith was only good enough to be on a practice squad for most of last season for a team that won zero games.

Of course, Smith might become a good player. He has the arm length that John Schneider and Pete Carroll love in a defensive back with arms that measure 32 and 1/8 inches. In fact, that arm length was enough for the Seahawks to trade a conditional seventh-round pick for him.

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Now, unofficially, Seattle has one first round pick, one fourth round, 186 fifth round picks and two seventh round choices.