The Packers traded quarterback Brett Hundley to the Seahawks in exchange for a sixth-round pick, as Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets.
Austin Davis and rookie seventh-round pick Alex McGough were competing to back up Russell Wilson in Seattle, but it sounds like Pete Carroll & Co. were not completely comfortable with either player. With the season opener just days away, Hundley may wind up as the Seahawks’ one and only backup to Wilson.
The Packers drafted Hundley in the fifth-round of the 2015 draft. He didn’t see a lot of action at first, but he was called upon in 2017 when Aaron Rodgers was lost to injury. In nine starts, Hundley went 3-6 as he threw for 1,836 yards with nine touchdowns against 12 interceptions. Hundley is not a world-beater, but, as the Seahawks have learned, quality backup QBs are hard to find.
After moving on from Hundley, the Packers plan to keep both DeShone Kizer and Tim Boyle as backups on the 53-man roster, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com tweets.
well that was unexpected
Nice trade, he was the most mediocre of the three in preseason so I knew they were gonna trade/cut him, glad they could get some value from him
Oh thank God….got a 6th rounder out of a guy they were gonna cut anyway.
He was a high draft pick?
5th rd pick
Good riddance.
Good move! He sucks, he’s a free agent at seasons end and kizer is better. Just needs to learn the playbook.
Jesus, this is the 2nd highly questionable move the Seahawks have made today… and for the life of god will someone please get this guy a helmet that fits him. he looks like a dad that stole his kids toy helmet and shoehorned his head into it.
A change of scenery may help Hundley and Hawks get him for next to nothing. Considering the alternative free agent options include players like Jay Cutler and Mark Sanchez it wasn’t a terrible move.