Why the Tyrel Dodson signing cost the Seahawks a draft pick

Mookie Alexander is the Producer/Managing Editor of Field Gulls, and has covered the NFL's Seattle Seahawks since 2017. He primarily focuses on Seahawks news, opinion, game day coverage, and statistical analysis. He also contributes national NFL and track and field coverage for SBNation.com.

The Seattle Seahawks tried to remake their linebacker room this offseason by adding in Jerome Baker from the Miami Dolphins and Tyrel Dodson from the Buffalo Bills. Both of them are gone as of Week 11, with Baker getting traded to the Tennessee Titans for Ernest Jones IV, while Dodson was just outright waived on Monday.

There are more than just financial ramifications at play here with Dodson’s unexpected…