Chris Clemons trade continues to pay off for Seahawks
Dec 13, 2011, 1:46 PM | Updated: 2:12 pm
By Brady Henderson
The Seahawks got almost nothing out of defensive end E.J. Wilson, a fourth-round pick in 2010 who was waived during his rookie season.
 Chris Clemons leads the Seahawks with nine sacks. (AP) |
The other player they obtained as a result of their March 2010 trade with the Eagles has worked out much better. The Seahawks and Eagles swapped defensive ends in that deal, sending Darryl Tapp to Philadelphia for Chris Clemons and a fourth-round pick they would use on Wilson.
Clemons’ production during his two seasons in Seattle makes that trade a decisive win for the Seahawks. During his weekly visit with “Brock and Salk” on Tuesday, coach Pete Carroll called it the most important transaction the team has made in the last two years.
“I think Chris Clemons is a great, great get. He’s been a tremendous factor. He’s played a Pro Bowl-style of football since he’s been here,” Carroll said. “We probably surprised the Eagles that we wanted him, and they were happy to — for whatever reason — to go ahead and do the deal.
“We make that deal and he’s been a fantastic contributor. If there’s any one thing that we’ve done, that might be the one.”
Clemons has nine sacks this season, the latest coming in the Seahawks’ Week 14 win over the Rams. With three games remaining, he has a chance to match the career-high 11 he had last season. Tapp, meanwhile, has 5.5 sacks in two seasons with the Eagles.
In Tuesday’s Wrap Up video, Brock and Salk discuss a few other notable moves the Seahawks have made under Carroll and general manager John Schneider.
You can download Tuesday’s podcast here.
