After leap-frogging the San Francisco 49ers into first place in the NFC West and moving up to the second seed in the NFC with aon Sunday, Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider wasted little time improving him football team with the trade deadline looming.
Formerly a top-10 pick for the Jets out of USC in 2015, though he has only been selected to one Pro Bowl and never been named an All-Pro, Williams has been one of the NFL's best all-around defensive linemen for nearly a decade.
Always seeming to play at his best against the Seahawks, Williams will now join Geno Smith and company in the Pacific Northwest to chase after an NFC West title and potentially more.© Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY SportsHistorically, Williams also has been a stout run defender, finishing with at least a 70.0 grade from PFF in all but one of his first eight seasons. On three different occasions, he has received at least an 80.
Dealing away a high draft pick for a player on an expiring contract will certainly create extra pressure for the Seahawks to win now. As they learned the hard way dealing for Sheldon Richardson in a similar situation in 2017, if it doesn't work out as hoped, such a move can have negative ripple effects in the future.
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