The Seahawks addressed a necessity at quarterback, agreeing to a commerce for former Washington Commanders starter Sam Howell on Thursday in a swap of quite a lot of draft picks, pending a bodily.

The Seahawks are sending one among their two third-round picks (No. 78 common) and a fifth-rounder (No. 152) to Washington in alternate for Howell, a fourth-round select (No. 102) and a sixth-round select (No. 179). The Seahawks nonetheless have one different third-round select, No. 81 common, which they acquired in a commerce with Denver all through closing 12 months’s draft.

Howell, a 2022 fifth-round decide of North Carolina, took over the start job in Washington in his second season and started all 17 video video games, ending with a league-high 612 passes makes an try, 388 completions (63.4 %), 21 touchdowns, 21 interceptions and a 78.9 passer rating. Howell moreover rushed for 263 yards and 5 touchdowns on 48 carries.

The 23-year-old Howell provides the Seahawks an expert option to once more up Skilled-Bowl quarterback Geno Smith after shedding Drew Lock in free firm.