The Seahawks are trading linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis to the Kansas City Chiefs for linebacker D.J. Alexander, the Chiefs announced Friday, in what is a swap of players whose roles have been largely limited to special teams.
Alexander, though, made the 2016 Pro Bowl as a special teams player and that is likely one of his main appeals for the Seahawks, who spent the offseason adding linebackers who could improve special teams.
Alexander was a fifth-round pick in 2015 out of Oregon State, which also means he is under contract through the 2018 season while Pierre-Louis will be an unrestricted free agent following the 2017 season.