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Seahawks reportedly acquire star tight end Jimmy Graham, deal center Max Unger

  • Tuesday, March 10, 2015 1:13pm
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SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks reportedly are acquiring star New Orleans tight end Jimmy Graham — but they are paying a price: Popular center Max Unger is going to the Big Easy.

Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports that the Seahawks and Saints have agreed on a trade that will send Graham and a fourth-round pick to Seattle in exchange for center Max Unger and a first-round pick.

The Seahawks were known to be looking for a tight end this offseason, but there wasn’t an inkling that Graham could be their guy until shortly before today’s trade. He’s due a $5 million roster bonus in five days as part of the four-year, $40 million contract, but the Seahawks can absorb the contract as well as a new pact for running back Marshawn Lynch thanks in part to the low price they’re paying for quarterback Russell Wilson.

The deal could conceivably make it harder to get Wilson signed to an extension this offseason, but it probably won’t hurt Wilson’s bargaining power to have a year with a player like Graham catching his passes.

This is a developing story. Please check back.

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