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Carroll: Seahawks watched Leonard Williams for a long time
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — From afar, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll always wanted a chance to have Leonard Williams on his team.
The affinity started when Williams was in college at Southern California, the place Carroll used to coach. It continued when Williams became a standout on the defensive line playing in the NFL in New York, first for the Jets and then the Giants.
“We watched him for a long time. I’ve known him for a good while — Trojan and all that — and he’s a fantastic football player,” Carroll said during his weekly Monday press conference. “He’s the kind of guy who can make a difference in games.”
Carroll got his wish on Monday when the NFC West-leading Seahawks acquired Williams from the struggling Giants for a pair of draft picks.
The tradeoff for the draft capital is New York picking up most of the base salary owed to Williams for this season, leaving Seattle to pay just the prorated veteran minimum the rest of the way.
Williams had a $32 million cap hit this season, the highest on the Giants roster. Seattle does have two third-round picks in 2024, softening the blow of giving up the second-rounder.
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — From afar, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll always wanted a chance to have Leonard Williams on his team.
The affinity started when Williams was in college at Southern California, the place Carroll used to coach. It continued when Williams became a standout on the defensive line playing in the NFL in New York, first for the Jets and then the Giants.
“We watched him for a long time. I’ve known him for a good while — Trojan and all that — and he’s a fantastic football player,” Carroll said during his weekly Monday press conference. “He’s the kind of guy who can make a difference in games.”
Carroll got his wish on Monday when the NFC West-leading Seahawks acquired Williams from the struggling Giants for a pair of draft picks.
The tradeoff for the draft capital is New York picking up most of the base salary owed to Williams for this season, leaving Seattle to pay just the prorated veteran minimum the rest of the way.
Williams had a $32 million cap hit this season, the highest on the Giants roster. Seattle does have two third-round picks in 2024, softening the blow of giving up the second-rounder.
Carroll: Seattle Seahawks watched Leonard Williams for long time
From afar, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll always wanted a chance to have Leonard Williams on his team.
sports.mynorthwest.com