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Seattle Seahawks: Breaking down offensive line at 2019 offseason

By Samuel Teets

ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 24: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks is sacked by Benson Mayowa #93 of the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on December 24, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 24: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks is sacked by Benson Mayowa #93 of the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on December 24, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CA – NOVEMBER 26: Russell Wilson #3 takes a snap from Justin Britt #68 of the Seattle Seahawks during the warm up before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA – NOVEMBER 26: Russell Wilson #3 takes a snap from Justin Britt #68 of the Seattle Seahawks during the warm up before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /

Justin Britt, Center

The Seahawks drafted Justin Britt with the 64th overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft to end the second round. He didn’t play center right away though. He moved around the line for his first two seasons before settling at center in 2016. He’s started all but two games at the position since.

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Britt is good enough to start somewhere in the NFL, but I don’t think the Seahawks should be complacent. If we’re being serious, the only indispensable player on the Seahawks offensive line is Duane Brown, and everyone else is average or worse. At 6-6 and 315 pounds, Britt is a mountain of a man, but that hasn’t made him the ideal shield for Wilson.

Pro Football Focus (subscription required) gave Britt a 54.3 total offensive rating for 2018, which meant he was the 29th best center in the league. For reference, Jason Kelce was given the best grade at the position with an 82.2. To his credit, Britt has cut down on his penalties and has refined his game since entering the league. In 2014 he was penalized eight times, but he’s cut that number in half by now.

Britt isn’t the Seahawks biggest problem on the offensive line, and the team has to stick with him for a little while longer anyway. In 2017, the team signed Britt to a three-year, $27 million extension, which runs through the end of the 2020 season. After that though, the team should at least consider looking elsewhere.

Matt Paradis is a high-profile free agent this offseason coming off of a significant injury. He would be a high risk, high reward signing, but Seattle won’t pay anyone else as long as they have Britt under contract.

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