Report: Seahawks Acquire CB John Reid From Texans

The Seahawks are getting busy on Tuesday afternoon.

According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the team has acquired cornerback John Reid in a trade with the Texans. Heading back to Houston is a conditional seventh-round selection in 2023.

The #Texans are trading CB John Reid to the #Seahawks for a conditional seventh-round pick in 2023, per source.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 24, 2021

Interestingly, it was reported yesterday that Reid was going to be cut by the Texans as they trimmed their roster down to 80 players. But to avoid competing with 30 other teams to sign him, the Seahawks decided to swing a deal for the 25-year old.

Reid was drafted by the Texans in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He appeared in 13 games with one start as a rookie, surrendering a 125.2 opponent passer rating on 145 snaps. He recorded one pass deflection and 13 combined tackles in that time.

Standing at 5-foot-10, 180 pounds, Reid played his college ball at Penn State. In 48 games for the Nittany Lions, he put up seven interceptions, 26 pass deflections, two forced fumbles and 125 tackles. At the NFL combine last year, he measured in with 301/8-inch arms and ran a 4.49-second 40-yard dash time.

The Seahawks are waiving defensive end Alex Tchangham to make room for Reid on the 80-man roster. Tchangham was signed last week and appeared in limited snaps in Seattle's 30-3 loss to Denver on Saturday night.

#Seahawks created roster spot for Reid by waiving Alex Tchangam, who was signed last week and played in game on Saturday night.
— Corbin K. Smith (@CorbinSmithNFL) August 24, 2021