A roster move 2,500 miles away from Seattle may alter Seahawks general manager John Schneider’s approach to the 2026 offseason. The Washington Commanders have announced they will be releasing Tyler Biadasz.
Biadasz has been the Commanders’ starting center since agreeing to a three-year deal in 2024. He has performed well in that role, and the fact that he is signed through 2026 at a reasonable price (approximately 10 million) makes this a curious decision.
There do not appear to be any serious injury concerns, nor has there been any hint of off-field or personal issues. The Commanders have a new offensive coordinator this year and are currently working on an extension for tackle Laremy Tunsil. Those issues may have played a part in this latest move. Perhaps they want a different skill set or a cheaper price tag at center.
Regardless of the Commanders’ rationale, this puts a new name into free agency, and for some teams, Biadasz could make a lot of sense. The Seattle Seahawks could be one of those teams.
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Biadasz is not an elite center. In six seasons, he has made one Pro Bowl – in 2022, when he played for the Dallas Cowboys. But he has been the definition of solid. Since taking over as the Cowboys' starting center in 2021, Biadasz has started 80 out of a possible 85 games. He is adept at both run and pass blocking.
Most tellingly, when he was looking for a center to play in front of his prize rookie QB Jayden Daniels in 2024, new Commanders' GM Adam Peters chose Biadasz for the job. Daniels was hurt in 2025, and Washington took a major step backwards, but in 2024, Biadasz proved to be the perfect protector for the Commanders’ rookie.
Seattle would appear to have four of its five offensive line spots locked down for the foreseeable future. Center Jalen Sundell is one of those players. In just his second season, the undrafted free agent from North Dakota State was the starting center on the Super Champion. No one is clamoring to get rid of Jalen Sundell.
But right guard Anthony Bradford is in a different situation. Bradford has struggled in pass protection. His road-grading blocking style does not seem to be an ideal fit with the zone schemes Seattle began running more frequently under Klint Kubiak in 2025.
The Seahawks have in-house candidates to replace Bradford. Recent draft picks like Christian Haynes and Bryce Cabeldue could get a look. Some young vets will be available on the free agent market, and Schneider could certainly devote a day two draft pick to building up the interior of the offensive line.
But here’s another option that has become available out of the blue. Biadasz is not a guard. He will be a projected center – almost certainly a starting center – wherever he signs. But Sundell is among the most versatile linemen in the league.
That’s one of the reasons he was able to make the Seahawks’ roster as a UDFA back in 2024. Teams don’t generally keep a third-team center on their final 53-man roster, but that’s exactly what Seattle did.
Sundell mostly played center in college, but he switched to left tackle out of necessity in his final year. He also has experience at guard. His best position is probably center, and he would almost certainly struggle were he asked to play tackle regularly. But guard? That would seem like a relatively easy transition.
The unknown quantity in this evaluation is Brian Fleury, the Seahawks’ new offensive coordinator. He has not run an offense before, so it is difficult to predict what he might want in an interior lineman. But we can make an educated guess.
Fleury did his apprenticeship under Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco. In recent seasons, the 49ers have favored players with the athletic profile of Sundell over more traditional powerhouses like Bradford.
The move from a guard like Aaron Banks to players like Dominic Puni and Ben Bartch suggests an interest in longer, lighter, more athletic guards who can move in space, execute double teams, and control zones, rather than simply blowing up a large defensive tackle.
That is Jalen Sundell.
This is total speculation for now, but there is a definite logic to bringing Tyler Biadasz in at about 10 million dollars per year and shifting Sundell out to right guard. We won’t have to wait long to see if this comes to fruition. Free agency begins in less than two weeks.