Seahawks acquire linebacker Trevis Gipson in trade with Jaguars

The Seattle Seahawks have bolstered their offensive line depth by acquiring outside linebacker Trevis Gipson in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the team announced Monday.

The move follows the knee injury to Uchenna Nwosu, Seattle’s top 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 tells ESPN’s Michael DiRocco. The trade is not conditional, a source tells 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 contract, with just $42,500 guaranteed.

Nwosu’s left knee was hit by a low block from Browns guard Wyatt Teller, and he ran off the field, spent several minutes in the injury tent and later received an ice wrap around his knee. Coach Mike Macdonald said after the game that Nwosu would undergo tests Sunday to determine the severity of the injury.

In addition to potentially not having Nwosu for at least the first four games if he starts the season on injured reserve, the Seahawks parted ways with another outside linebacker when they traded Darrell Taylor to the Chicago Bears on Friday for a 2025 sixth-round pick.

The Jaguars had hoped Gipson would be a backup pass rusher behind Josh Hines-Allen, Travon Walker and Arik Armstead, but the development of seventh-round rookie Myles Cole and second-year veteran DJ Coleman has given the Jaguars some flexibility.

“When you have good players and other teams have needs, obviously you’re going to listen to them,” Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said Monday. “Trevis has done a tremendous job for us and I think it’s a good situation for him. It’s a good situation for the team he’s going to play for and our compensation. It’s a win-win. It gives him an opportunity to play and we want nothing but the best for him.”

Gipson was a fifth-round pick by the Bears in 2020 and spent last season with the Tennessee Titans.