Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider is always looking for new ways to improve his team. He hasn't been opposed to trades at any point in a calendar year that could improve the roster. One opportunity could be closing in for Schneider to give the New York Giants a call.
Recently, defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence requested a trade from the Giants, but the team was hoping to appease the player happy with a contract extension. According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, those talks have reached an "impasse," and the Giants have "engaged" in trade talks with teams about Lawrence.
What isn't known is if the Seahawks are one of those teams, but one could assume Schneider has been involved. He might not like what the Giants are asking for the defensive tackle, and maybe no other team does either. A trade doesn't seem imminent, after all.
Seattle Seahawks should make a move for Giants defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence
With the NFL draft arriving on April 23, though, it would make sense for New York to make a deal soon so that the team has even more draft capital. The issue for Seattle is that head coach Mike Macdonald's team only has four selections in 2026.
This is where it could get fun, however. This year's draft isn't exceedingly deep, and the Seahawks are already in a position of choosing last in each of the first three rounds due to, happily, winning the Super Bowl this past season. Should Seattle give up a second-round pick (and maybe something else less valuable) for Lawrence, that would make sense.
The defensive tackle is likely to be better than the second-round selection would be, and Lawrence is only 28 years old. He should have several more years in which to play at a high level.
Even better, he has a working relationship with Seattle's elite defensive lineman, Leonard Williams. Williams and Lawrence played together with the Giants from 2019 through the first half of the 2023 season, when Williams was traded to Seattle. Familiarity and previous cohesion would go a long way toward having Lawrence be good fast in the Pacific Northwest.
The Seattle Seahawks also need to start worrying a little bit about the age of their defensive line. Jarran Reed and Williams will both be past 32 years old in the first week of next season. Byron Murphy II is a good young player, and so might Rylie Mills be, but adding Lawrence would be a move with the future in mind, too.
Assuming a deal by any team for Dexter Lawrence is done before the draft, and hasn't yet been done, one should assume no team is going to give the New York Giants a first-round choice for the three-time Pro Bowler. If New York were to accept a second-rounder, Seattle could be a winner in the move.
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