Overview
- Seattle signed 6-foot-3, 346-pound defensive tackle Cole Brevard to the practice squad and released fellow undrafted rookie Gary Smith III in a swap completed minutes after the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday.
- Brevard played at Penn State, Purdue and Texas, earned honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2024, and previously signed a three-year rookie deal with the Kansas City Chiefs before being cut and freed during the regular season.
- Scouting profiles describe Brevard as a space-eating, run-focused interior defender with limited pass-rush upside, a contrast to Smith’s shorter, stout nose-tackle traits noted during pre-draft evaluations.
- This was a practice-squad transaction rather than an active-roster promotion, so Brevard is available to practice with the team but is not guaranteed to be activated for games unless the Seahawks make a roster move later.
- The swap underscores Seattle’s preference for low-profile roster adjustments after passing on deadline trades and reflects ongoing competition among undrafted rookies for developmental depth as the team manages its 5-4 roster heading into Week 10.