The Seattle Seahawks had a mess of an offensive line in 2024. Well, let's be honest. They have had a mess of that unit for most of the last decade. Only left tackle Charles Cross was arguably good. Each member of the rest of the line could do with an upgrade.
The assumption heading into 2025 would be, with the players currently on the roster, that the O-line would be Cross at left tackle, unknown player at left guard, Olu Oluwatimi at center, anyone's guess at right guard, and Abraham Lucas (if healthy) at right tackle. That is far too many question marks already.
But no worries. Pro Football Focus (they make you pay for it) has a good answer, but only if Seattle can afford it.
Pro Football Focus suggests a perfect player for Seahawks in free agency
In a recent article by PFF, they named one free agent that each NFL team should chase. Of course, we only truly care about the Seahawks here, and PFF has Seattle going after Patrick Mekari of the Baltimore Ravens. The move simply makes too much sense.
First, Seattle head coach Mike Macdonald should know Mekari well as Macdonald worked for the Ravens in four of Mekari's first six seasons. If general manager John Schneider has any questions about trying to sign the offensive lineman, Macdonald would have the answers.
Another reason the move would make sense is because Schneider has historically liked offensive linemen who have positional flexibility. Mekari can (and has) played anywhere on the line. His first two seasons were spent mostly at center, then he moved to right tackle in 2021 before changing to left tackle in 2022 and 2023. This season, Mekari played almost exclusively at left guard.
He gave up just one sack, and that came in the second week of the season. He allowed one pressure or less in 10 games. In other words, he is a good player.
But is he an affordable one for the Seahawks? The team currently has negative cap space for the offseason, though that will change because the team will make some roster changes for some players currently under contract. Seattle can create cap room, but will Schneider spend that money on a higher-priced offensive lineman? He should, but that doesn't mean he will.
Mekari's cap number was just $6.35 million in 2024, but his next contract could be higher per season. The key is that he could play any position Seattle needed, but the hope is that he would play left guard. He would solidify the left side along with Cross. Then, the Seahawks would simply have to fix the rest of the line.
