Seahawks Add Terrelle Pryor, Bolster QB Depth

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The Seattle Seahawks have acquired third year quarterback Terrelle Pryor from the Oakland Raiders for a seventh round draft pick in this year's draft, but the question is why?

The Raiders have been trying to unload Pryor this offseason since they gave the starting job to undrafted rookie Matt McGloin. Not too long following that decision the Raiders traded away a sixth round pick for a veteran in Matt Schaub. Schaub should be looking to redeem himself from the mockery of a season he had last year with the Houston Texans.

Pryor asked to be traded from the Raiders once he lost his starting job. The Raider's agreed that the two should separate and granted Pryor his request a day before offseason workouts began.

The Seattle Seahawks outlook, at least from general manager John Schneider's perspective, is great especially from a competing stand point. Adding Pryor to the defending Super Bowl champion’s roster further adds to the depth of a team that is stacked in just about every position, except the offensive line but that's a story for another time.

The talks of getting Pryor to play a different position was quieted after Schneider said, "We haven't had discussions about switching positions". 

When Schneider referred to adding Pryor to the depth chart he had said that he was an "Explosive athlete", which caused the talk about whether they would want to utilize his athletic abilities at a different position.

The Seahawks just re-signed backup quarterback Tavaris Jackson to another 1-year deal and starting quarterback Russell Wilson is still waiting on an extension. This trade now makes Wilson the third highest paid quarterback on the Seahawks; Tavaris Jackson is set to make $1.25 million, Terrelle Pryor is set to make $705 thousand, and Super Bowl winning quarterback Russell Wilson will be making $662 thousand next season.

(The Seahawks also have 2nd year quarterback B.J Daniels who they claimed off waivers from the 49ers last season who may be an x-factor in the backup quarterback competition) 

Now we have to wait and see how Coach Pete Carroll plans on fitting Pryor into the offensive scheme. It should make for an interesting offseason with Terrelle Pryor and Tavaris Jackson playing it out for the back up role to Super Bowl winning quarterback Russell Wilson.