Report: Raiders trade Jackson to Seahawks for 5th-round pick
The Seattle Seahawks are addressing their offensive line concerns.
The Seahawks are trading for Las Vegas Raiders guard Gabe Jackson in exchange for a 2021 fifth-round draft pick, ESPN's Adam Schefter and Jeremy Fowler report.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson admitted this offseason he's "frustrated with getting hit too much." He's been sacked almost 400 times in his nine-year career and was dropped 47 times in 2020, third-most in the league behind Carson Wentz and Deshaun Watson. He was sacked a league-high 48 times in 2019 and career-high 51 times in 2018.
"We've got to get better. I've got to get better," Wilson said.
Jackson didn't allow a sack in 16 games in 2020. He has 14.5 sacks allowed over his seven-year career, including a career-high 4.5 in 2019.
The 29-year-old has two years remaining on his five-year, $55-million contract.
Jackson is the third starting offensive lineman dealt this offseason for Las Vegas, which was thought to have one of the best offensive lines in football.
The Raiders traded center Rodney Hudson and a seventh-round pick to the Arizona Cardinals for a third-rounder on Wednesday. They also dealt tackle Trent Brown and a 2022 seventh-rounder to the New England Patriots for a 2022 fifth-round pick. However, Las Vegas did re-sign guards Denzelle Good and Richie Incognito.
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