Examining what a Seahawks trade for DE Yannick Ngakoue could look like

Potential trade scenarios for Yannick Ngakoue

This brings me to the Seahawks. Seattle has a decent chest of draft picks this year. However, with as many holes as they have, they will be reluctant to give out too much. I have two different trade proposals that should satisfy both Seattle and Jacksonville:

In the first scenario, Jacksonville will acquire a late-round 2 pick along with a solid veteran safety on a minimum contract. Seattle will clear some cap space, and get to keep their first-round pick. By trading McDougald, this could open the door for last year’s second round pick Marquise Blair to slot into the starting role. Another dark horse idea for the safety position would be to move Tre Flowers back to safety. Flowers has likely lost his job to Quinton Dunbar as Seattle’s number two cornerback. He played safety all throughout college and should be able to slide right back in as their strong safety, if need be.

In the second scenario, Seattle again trades their 2nd round pick. However, this time they will include next year’s 3rd round pick as opposed to a starting-caliber veteran. This offers the most versatility for Jacksonville in terms of grooming their future with players of their choosing. It’s completely possible they would prefer to accumulate draft capital as opposed to additional players. The trade would again allow Seattle to keep their 1st round pick.

If Seattle were going to trade for Ngakoue, Seattle would be wise to get an extension in place before the trade is finalized. Otherwise, they could have a Laremy Tunsil, Bill O’Brian situation on their hands come next year.

My proposed contract extension:

Terms: 4 years, $82 million

Avg salary: $20.5 million

Bonus: $22 million

Cap hits by year:

• 2020: $10.25 million
• 2021: $21.25 million
• 2022: $24.25 million
• 2023: $26.25 million

This structure would keep his year 1 salary cap hit low while ballooning the deal into years 2-4. Seattle is slated to have a lot of salary cap going into those years so this would be the best course of action. This is especially true with the expectation that the salary cap will likely jump $40-$50 million over the next 2-3 seasons.