The injury to Green gives Shaunard Harts a much better chance to make the team, and his interception didn't hurt either. The play of the secondary this preseason, Green in particular, could have made the Seahawks feel comfortable enough to go with 7 DBs. This little injury scare will probably push the coaches to keep 8 DBs and Harts will be that eighth guy.
The tight end problem will be more difficult to fix. Will Heller does not appear to be capable of being a #1 tight end or playing especially effectively in single-TE sets. Mili is probably going to at least be questionable for the season opener. The Seahawks are going to need another tight end to start the year in addition to Heller, or at least someone better.
The best trade options would be David Martin or Donald Lee from Green Bay, or Zach Hilton from New Orleans. It helps that those teams have holes they need to fill, so draft picks are more valuable to them. Martin, Lee, and Hilton are all set to hit free agency after this season, so Green Bay or New Orleans probably wouldn't require too much to part with one of them. All three guys are also relatively young - Martin (27), Lee (26), Hilton (26) - so they could be a solution for the Seahawks for more than just one year if things worked out this season. It helps that Hilton has been running with the third team in New Orleans, and that Green Bay also has Bubba Franks, who is only 28 himself. Zeron Flemister remains the best free agent option.
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