Back in September on the eve of the Week 3 game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Minnesota Vikings, Field Gulls took a quick look at the 2021 salary cap situation for the Hawks. With the trade deadline rapidly approaching on November 2, John Schneider and Pete Carroll could use some of the $10.7M of cap space available this season to add to the roster for the stretch run.
However, with the uncertainty surrounding the post-surgery recovery of quarterback Russell Wilson, exactly how much draft capital and cap space a team that could be 2-6 heading into their Week 9 bye will be looking to spend on the 2021 season is unknown.