Seahawks should get draft pick from Dallas Cowboys to complete Christine Michael trade

If the reported terms of the preseason trade that sent running back Christine Michael to Dallas are accurate, the Seahawks should get a seventh-round pick in return even though he was waived on Tuesday.

Seattle traded Michael to Dallas a week before the regular-season opener in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick. The condition, according to Todd Archer of ESPN.com, was that Michael had to be on Dallas’ 46-man game-day roster at least three times this season. Michael appeared in five games – gaining 51 yards on 15 carries – which means that condition was met.

A seventh-round pick isn’t all that much in terms of draft capital. But the Seahawks did well to at least get something in return for Michael as opposed to getting nothing had they waived him instead.

Also of note: Dallas has signed Robert Turbin, who joins Michael and Rod Smith as former Seahawks running backs who have spent time with the Cowboys this season. Turbin was waived last week by Cleveland.

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