SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle on Monday signed pass rusher Trevis Gipson for a late-round draft pick in 2025 from Jacksonville, a trade that gives the Seahawks insurance in case Uchenna Nwosu misses games.

Nwosu, the team’s best edge rusher, was injured on the opening drive of the final preseason game on Saturday against Cleveland.

Gipson has recorded 11 sacks in four seasons, the first three in Chicago and the last in Tennessee. He signed a one-year, $1.3 million contract as a free agent with $42,500 guaranteed. He would rank behind Josh Hines-Allen, Travon Walker and veteran Arik Armstead in Jacksonville’s rankings.

The Jaguars had expected Gipson to be an improvement over K’Lavon Chaisson, but Gipson was apparently beaten out in training camp by rookie Myles Cole and second-year pro DJ Coleman.

“When you have good players and other teams have a need, of course you listen,” Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said. “You listen to the other teams. It’s no different than the draft process or free agency or anything like that.”

“Trevis has done a great job for us. I think it’s a good situation for him. It’s a good situation for the team he’s going to and obviously the compensation for us. It’s a win-win situation. It gives him the opportunity to play.”

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