The Seattle Seahawks as we’ve come to know them, the most interesting and polarizing NFL team of the 2010s, are no more.
It’s been a slow process that began two years ago with Marshawn Lynch literally hanging up his cleats during Super Bowl 50, but the football world heard the death rattle Wednesday, with news of defensive end Michael Bennett’s trade, and ominous smoke around the future of All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman.
Since Lynch’s departure, the Seahawks have seen linebacker Bruce Irvin leave in free agency, and career-threatening neck injuries for defensive end Cliff Avril and safety Kam Chancellor.