RENTON, Wash. -- As the Giants and Jets faced off in their cross-town rivalry game last Sunday, Seattle Seahawks decision-makers followed along from afar with keen interest.
For weeks, the Seahawks had been eying Giants defensive lineman Leonard Williams, envisioning him as a potential impact addition at an area of need even before they lost outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu to a season-ending pectoral injury in Week 7.
The Seahawks had previously asked about Williams but were told that the Giants didn't want to part with one of their best players and a team captain, at least not while they still had a chance to turn their season around with a favorable stretch of games upcoming.