The Seattle Seahawks offense under first-year offensive coordinator Brian Fleury is struggling, and a lot of that could be because the team's running back group has been so banged up. Jadarian Price and Zach Charbonnet might return soon, but why not augment the group with the Philadelphia Eagles' Saquon Barkley?
Philly could be in sell-now mode. The team has already moved one starting offensive lineman, and quarterback Jalen Hurts is now out for the season with blood clots. Hopefully, he will return healthy in 2027 because he has a serious condition now that is worrisome.
His absence, though, probably means the team isn't going to come close to making the playoffs. The Eagles could look to rebuild by adding draft picks in 2027 and 2028, and Seattle has plenty to offer, especially next year.
Seattle Seahawks should kick the tires on a trade for Saquon Barkley
The other part is that while Charbonnet is hopefully returning soon from a knee injury suffered in the playoffs last season, he is also in the last year of his rookie contract. He could leave in free agency next year, and if a Barkley trade happens, Seattle would have a stacked backfield of Price and Barkley.
The Eagles running back is currently signed through 2028, and while he has a relatively high cap hit for a running back, it's not astonishingly high in general. Philadelphia has already paid the 2026 prorated part of his signing bonus, so a team acquiring him would only owe Barkley $870,000 for the rest of the season. In 2027, the new team would owe him about $4.5 million.
What it would take to get the 29-year-old Barkley is the difficult part to know. If Philadelphia would accept a third-round pick, the Seahawks have multiple of those in 2027. It could be that the Eagles would take a later-round choice in 2027 and then a second-round selection in 2028. Seattle can do that, too.
Would Saquon Barkley immediately improve the Seattle Seahawks' rushing attack? Maybe. He is dealing with a right hamstring injury and is considered week-to-week. By the time Seattle makes a move for him, and the NFL trade deadline is on November 10, he should be healthy. So should Price. Heck, Charbonnet likely would be too.
Going from a running back group of Emanuel Wilson and George Holani to one that consists of Price, Charbonnet, and Barkley could be the difference between missing the playoffs and being dangerous again once the postseason starts.
Barkley has shown to be an elite back for too many seasons to think he wouldn't be good in the Pacific Northwest. He has averaged 4.6 yards per carry in his career and has had four 1,000-yard-plus rushing seasons. He is also a good receiver.
Again, a trade for Barkley would be beneficial in the long run and make Brian Fleury look a lot better. He would pair with Jadarian Price after 2026 and hopefully allow both running backs to stay fresh, just as the pairing of Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonnet did. All it takes is a phone call from general manager John Schneider to see if the Eagles are interested.
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