The Seahawks could be using tight end Jimmy Graham as a lure to try to acquire a left tackle by the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday.
That’s according to a report Sunday morning from the NFL Network, which noted that Graham and his $10 million salary would likely be needed to unload to make a trade work.
Wrote NFL.com: “To make a move for a blindside blocker, Seattle would be willing to part ways with tight end Jimmy Graham for salary-cap purposes, per (Ian) Rapoport (of the NFL Network). The team has had trade talks centered around the tight end, Rapoport said on NFL Network’s NFL GameDay Kickoff.