The Seattle Seahawks have now tendered contracts to four of their five restricted free agents, with ESPN’s Field Yates reporting that center Joey Hunt and defensive end Branden Jackson both received tenders.
Hunt and Jackson join tight end Jacob Hollister and wide receiver David Moore among Seattle players to receive tenders on Monday.
Hunt was a sixth round pick in the 2016 NFL draft. After spending three years as a backup/special teamer, Hunt ended up starting eight games down the stretch for Seattle last year in place of Justin Britt, who suffered a season-ending ACL injury.
Britt is a potential cap casualty, and inking Hunt to a deal gives the team an option to start at center if the team decides to move away from Britt to save some money.
Jackson appeared in a career-high 15 games last year, recording 20 combined tackles, two passes defended and two sacks as a reserve defensive end.
The Seahawks struggled to rush the passer last year, and while Jackson is not an option to start next year he does give the team added depth at perhaps the most important position of need heading into 2020.
