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5 edge rushers Seahawks could bring in to help replace Bruce Irvin

By Geoff Shull

NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 10: Cameron Wake #91 of the Tennessee Titans runs onto the field with soldiers before a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Nissan Stadium on November 10, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans defeated the Chiefs 35-32. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 10: Cameron Wake #91 of the Tennessee Titans runs onto the field with soldiers before a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Nissan Stadium on November 10, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans defeated the Chiefs 35-32. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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Player 1: Clay Matthews

I wanted to get the most connected one out of the way first. The fit makes sense. Before this injury, it simply did not. The Seahawks previously needed help at the 5-tech (DE) position where Clay Matthews is more of a 3-4 OLB.

With the injury to Irvin, this now makes all the sense in the world. He may not have the coverage skills anymore. Shoot, he may not even be the run stuffer he once was. One thing is for certain, he can still rush the passer.

Last season Matthews had a pressure rate of 14.3%. This figure put him in the top 15 percentile for edge rushers last year. It wasn’t like he just rushed the passer a couple of times either. He rushed the passer a whopping 258 times. The best part about it, he delivered with 8 sacks.

The only downside, it will cost north of $2 million to sign him. As you can read above, Denver tried to sign him. He turned it down because he would actually lose money if he signed below that threshold.

Suggested contract: $2.5 million base with potential to get to $3.5 million

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