The Seattle Seahawks have bolstered their edge depth by acquiring outside linebacker Trevis Gipson in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars , the team announced Monday.
The move comes in the wake of the knee injury to Uchenna Nwosu , Seattle’s best edge rusher who was hurt on the opening drive of Saturday’s preseason finale against the Cleveland Browns .
Seattle is sending a 2025 sixth-round pick to Jacksonville, a source told ESPN’s Michael DiRocco. The trade is not conditional, a source told ESPN.
Gipson, 27, has 11 sacks in 48 career games over four seasons, including seven in 2021 with the Chicago Bears . The Jaguars signed him in March to a one-year, $1.3 million deal that included only $42,500 guaranteed.
Nwosu’s left knee was hit on a low block by Browns guard Wyatt Teller , and he jogged off the field, spent several minutes in the injury tent and then got an ice wrap around the knee. Coach Mike Macdonald said postgame that Nwosu would undergo testing Sunday to determine the severity of the injury.