Overview

• Head coach Pete Carroll dismissed reverting to last year’s alignment and said Jackson Powers-Johnson will compete with Alex Cappa for the right guard job going into Week 4.
• Offensive coordinator Chip Kelly explained Jordan Meredith earned the center role with preseason command and communication, adding that Powers-Johnson’s bigger frame profiles better at guard, even likening Meredith’s style to Jason Kelce’s.
• After missing Week 2 with a concussion, Powers-Johnson was active but did not start in Week 3 as Cappa got the nod during a poor outing for the line that Pro Football Focus ranked 29th entering Week 4, including 19 pressures allowed vs. Washington.
• Media trade chatter has grown, with Bleacher Report listing Detroit and Cincinnati as potential suitors and suggesting a conditional 2026 fourth-round pick that could escalate to a third based on playing time.
• Powers-Johnson, the 2024 Rimington winner and No. 44 pick who earned PFWA All-Rookie honors, remains under team control as Las Vegas sticks with Meredith at center and evaluates the interior ahead of a matchup with a Chicago defense allowing 5.5 yards per rush.