Seahawks should sign Jason Peters, OT
This signing I admit is a bit of a curveball. Jason Peters is one of the oldest players in the NFL at 38. He has played the last 10 years in Philadelphia as a left tackle. He has expressed a strong desire to continue playing and is more than willing to move to the right side for any team that gives him a chance.
This would be key, Seattle already has Duane Brown manning the left tackle. Peters begging a team to sign him has less to do with his on-field production and more to do with his age. He is still a very quality tackle.
I know many of you are wondering how I could add an offensive lineman to this list. The Seahawks spent a good bit of money in bringing in Brandon Shell, and Cedric Ogbuehi to compete for the right side.
I get it, I really do. We seemingly signed 100 offensive linemen already this off-season. However, when healthy, Peters is a real difference-maker. I have more trust in Peter’s ability to protect Russell Wilson than Brandon Shell and Cedric Ogbuehi combined.
Jason Peters:
Year: 2019 2018 2017
PFF: 82.4 71.1 84.2
Snaps: 872 868 423
Sacks: 3 2 1
Penalties: 10 8 1
Across the 3 seasons, playing the hardest offensive line position in the game, he averaged a sack or penalty once every 87 snaps. To put into contrast, Ifedi averaged one every 58 snaps, Shell averaged one every 67 snaps.
Shot 2 - Great pass-off by Jason Peters and Isaac Seumalo on the E/T Stunt. Helps keep Wentz's blindside clean #Eagles pic.twitter.com/yX3AQw6yfD
— Fran Duffy (@EaglesXOs) August 25, 2017
In this maneuver, Seattle would cut Ogbuehi in favor of Peters. This would free $1.7 million in cap space. Peters would be the starting right tackle. If Duane Brown were to get injured, Peters would slide over to the left side. Brandon Shell becomes a very expensive, yet valuable backup for a pair of aging tackles.
Suggested contract: 1 year, $4.5 million