Seahawks trade offensive lineman who’d been drafted into a system that’s gone
This time last year Mike Jerrell was beaming to have made it into the NFL.
Now he’s traded.
The Seahawks traded their reserve offensive tackle and 2024 late-round draft choice to the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday, rather than waiving him at the league’s roster-cut deadline of 1 p.m.
Seattle is getting back a conditional seventh-round draft choice. The Seahawks will get that if Jerrell plays a certain amount of snaps and games for Atlanta.
The trade was first reported by NFL Media.
The Seahawks drafted Jerrell out of Division-II Findlay in the sixth round in 2024. The Falcons know him because Jerrell made his first NFL start in Atlanta, last October. He made three starts as a rookie last season while regular starter Abe Lucas was recovering from offseason knee surgery.
But that was in a different blocking scheme, with a different line coach and coordinator. This year coach Mike Macdonald hired coordinator Klint Kubiak and O-line coach John Benton to install a new, outside-zone blocking scheme.
Jerrell found himself in a scheme he didn’t get drafted into. He was a deep reserve in training camp at left and right tackle.
The Seahawks signed a veteran to be their swing, backup tackle on both sides. Josh Jones was impressive in preseason games filling in at left tackle as Charles Cross rehabilitated from surgery on his dislocated finger in early August. Jones blocked well next to new rookie starting left guard Grey Zabel, and Jerrell was out of a role.
This story was originally published August 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM.
