Whitehurst to Seattle
The Seattle Seahawks solved their backup quarterback problem by dealing for Chargers third stringer Charlie Whitehurst.
Seattle agreed to swap second round picks with the Chargers and send them a third round pick in 2011 in exchange for the little used Whitehurst. Following the trade the Seahawks signed Whithurst to a two year deal worth $8 million with $2 million worth of incentives.
It is an intriguing deal for for a five year veteran who has yet to complete a pass during a regular season game in his entire career. Whitehurst has always been regarded as someone with some upside who could potentially start in the NFL and the Seahawks needed to find someone another quarterback who had been around the league longer than Mike Teel has. One wonders if Seattle still needs to find someone who has actually completed a few passes in the NFL before the season starts though.
