The Seattle bid for the top guard fell short, and a few other names have come off the board, but Schneider may still chase a lineman to save the offseason.
So the Seattle Seahawks signed a quarterback. They haven’t signed any offensive linemen to go with him. This offseason is shaking up to be a big failure, right?
With reports that the Seahawks tried but failed to sign guard Will Fries, a small wave of panic ensued as subsequent reports began to circulate about Seattle ownership suddenly being “cheap.”
Seahawks offered G Will Fries a 3-year, over $50M deal, per @CorbinSmithNFL.
Fries signed with the Vikings on a 5-year, $88M deal.
— Underdog NFL (@Underdog__NFL) March 11, 2025
What if I told you he was being cash-blocked by his owner?
— Dan Viens (Seahawks Forever Podcast) (@SeahawksForever) March 11, 2025
This is all conjecture based on the Fries deal falling through, but wonder if the #Seahawks potential sale down the line is playing a part in the team not going beyond three year contracts right now.
— Corbin K. Smith (@CorbinSmithNFL) March 11, 2025
It is true, nearly a week has passed and Seattle has done very little in the first wave of free agency. But missing out on two top targets has left them with, well, quite a few targets.
Here’s the current standing of free agent offensive linemen. These are the guys off of PFF’s top-100 list, going out to Brandon Scherff at number 60.
Interior Offensive Linemen
- Trey Smith No. 2, Guard, Kansas City Chiefs – re-signed.
- Drew Dalman No. 26, Center, Atlanta Falcons – signed with the Chicago Bears
- Will Fries. No. 28, Guard, Indianapolis Colts – signed with the Minnesota Vikings
- Teven Jenkins. No. 29, Guard, Chicago Bears – remains unsigned
- Kevin Zeitler. No. 32, Guard, Detroit Lions – remains unsigned
- James Daniels. No. 35, Guard, Pittsburgh Steelers – signed with the Miami Dolphins
- Mekhi Becton. No 42, Guard, Philadelphia Eagles – remains unsigned
- Brandon Scherff. No 60, Guard, Jacksonville Jaguars – remains unsigned
Four of the top eight interior linemen are still available, including Mekhi Becton, who would be my personal favorite of the bunch, as well as the top remaining option according to other league sources.
Based on @MattBowen41‘s ranking of the 100 best free agents in 2025, here are the top remaining interior O-linemen:
• 22: G Mekhi Becton
• 28: G Kevin Zeitler
• 37: G Tevin Jenkins
• 49: C Josh Myers
• 52: G Brandon Scherff
• 95: G Will Hernandezhttps://t.co/D2tIXHBYmD— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) March 11, 2025
Yes, take all of this with a grain of salt because not signing players in the first wave of free agency is John Schneider’s specialty. And for dessert, signing bad offensive linemen to like $8 million contracts is his next favorite.
Regardless, they remain squarely within reasonable hope that one significant lineman could be added before the draft, which would drastically improve my sentiments around this offseason’s success.
Your turn.