Seahawks GM John Schneider Keeping Leonard Williams a priority

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Seahawks GM John Schneider Keeping Leonard Williams a priority

The Alvin Kamara Jersey swung a midseason trade last year to land defensive lineman , and they liked what they saw. In fact, general manager John Schneider is focused on re-signing the veteran in the coming weeks."Were gonna try to get him back. Wed love to have him back," about Williams on Thursday's edition of Seattle Sports' "Wyman and Bob." "Hes definitely a priority for us. Were in the negotiations right now, and the agents know how we feel, and so were trying to retain him, no doubt."Williams is set to hit the free agent market, which officially opens on March 13 at 4 p.m. ET. Seattle acquired Williams from the in October for its 2024 second-round (No. 47) and 2025 fifth-round draft pick, and the defensive lineman found succe s in the Pacific Northwest.Acro s the 10 games that he appeared in for the Seahawks, Williams totaled four sacks, 41 combined tackles and one pa s defended. Jordan Miller Jersey The Seahawks won three of their last four games to get back into the playoff hunt in the waning moments of the 2023 season, but they ultimately came up short, finishing 9-8.ADVERTISEMENT Through and through, Seattle's defense struggled mightily, surrendering 233.0 pa sing yards (21st in the NFL), 138.4 rushing yards (31st), 371.4 total yards (30th) and 23.6 points (25th) per game.Williams, who will be 30 next season, was selected by the with the No. 6 pick in the 2015 NFL Draft out of , and he played for Gang Green through the middle of the 2019 season, when he was then traded to the Giants and stayed through last season's trade.Williams has racked up one 10-plus sack season (2020), and just concluded a three-year Kwon Alexander Jersey , $63 million contract.Schneider sees Williams as a long-term Brian Poole Jersey piece to the puzzle for the Seahawks."Yeah, he played great You know, we gave up that second-round pick, we went for it. We thought that he was going to help change our defense, and he played well," Schneider said. "Unfortunately, we didnt make the playoffs, but hes a guy that we want to keep in the mix. You can move him around you can play him wherever you want, and hes a great guy. He likes it here. I had a great exit interview with him and yeah, we hope to retain him."Broncos' acquisition of Ru sell Wilson considered one of the worst trades in NFL history The Seahawks have roughly $40 million in cap space after defensive backs and , as well as tight end . Outside of Williams, linebackers , and and tight ends and are among the Seattle players scheduled to Malcolm Jenkins Jersey hit the open market. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily. FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience National Football League Seattle Seahawks Leonard Williams
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