Seahawks Trade Rumors: Tedric Thompson Given Permission to Explore Market

The Seattle Seahawks gave free safety Tedric Thompson permission to seek a trade, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport on Wednesday evening. 

Rapoport projected that Thompson will likely cost a late-round draft pick.

The Athletic's Michael-Shawn Dugar provided context:

The Seahawks drafted Thompson in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL draft out of Colorado. The 25-year-old appeared in 29 games, making 16 starts, across three seasons in Seattle.

Thompson's most well-rounded season came in 2018 when he played in 14 games, including a career-high 10 starts, while recording one interception, one forced fumble, three passes defended and 57 tackles (41 solo). He missed the final two games with chest and ankle injuries.

Thompson started all six games he played in last season, nabbing a career-high two picks, before the Seahawks placed him on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.

"He's really been toughing it out for a good while," Seattle head coach Pete Carroll told reporters in late October, disclosing Thompson needed surgery on his labrum. "So we're going to miss him. He's been an integral part of our stuff and a really good teammate. We love the guy and hate that he's not going to get to play, but we've got to fix him up."

The week prior, the Seahawks had acquired safety Quandre Diggs in a trade with the Detroit Lions. At the time of Diggs' arrival in Seattle, Pro Football Focus ranked Thompson 59th among 60 safeties in coverage (h/t Ben Baldwin of The Athletic).

Thompson has one year remaining on his four-year rookie deal and a $2.3 million cap hit next season, per Spotrac, before hitting unrestricted free agency.