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Seahawks trade defensive tackle Michael Bennett to Eagles; Patriots were reportedly also in the running

With only one week before the start of the NFL's 2018 free agency period, things are slowly starting to heat up around the league. The latest transaction sees the Seattle Seahawks trading interior defensive lineman Michael Bennett and a seventh-round draft choice to the Philadelphia Eagles in return for a fifth-round selection and developmental wide receiver Marcus Johnson.

While Bennett is 32 years old and will hit the Eagles' books with $5.65 million in 2018 as well as $7.0 and $8.5 million the two following seasons, there is no denying he is still one of the better interior pass rushers in the NFL.