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Shorthanded at quarterback after trading Seneca Wallace to Cleveland, the Seahawks pulled the trigger Wednesday on a deal for Chargers' third-string QB Charlie Whitehurst.But the Chargers are no doubt plenty satisfied with what they got in return. In exchange for Whitehurst -- who has thrown zero regular-season passes during a four-year NFL career -- the Chargers received a 2011 third-round draft pick and swapped second-round spots with Seattle in the 2010 draft, moving up from No. 60 overall to No. 40. The Seahawks then topped things off by reportedly dropping a two-year, $10 million contract in Whitehurst's lap.
Whitehurst, a restricted free agent prior to all this, held a third-round tender from San Diego. That presented a problem for the Seahawks, who didn't have a 2010 third-rounder to return to the Chargers if Whitehurst simply signed in Seattle.
So, instead, the Seahawks went off the rails with a trade offer.
Just for comparison's sake, the Chiefs landed Matt Cassell and Mike Vrabel from New England for a second-round pick last season, while the Jets gave up a 2011 third-rounder for Antonio Cromartie this year.
What Seattle gave up is only justified if the Seahawks envision Whitehurst taking over -- sooner rather than later -- for veteran QB Matt Hasselbeck. The problem is that there's no indication that Whitehurst is up for that task.
Whitehurst, 27, has spent the last four seasons buried behind backup Billy Volek on San Diego's depth chart, and the last time that he threw a pass in a non-exhibition game setting was while playing for Clemson in the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl.
Both the terms of Seattle's trade and the immediate and relatively lucrative contract offer signal that Pete Carroll and company have quite a bit of faith in Whitehurst's abilities. But given his career -- and I use that term loosely -- it's hard to understand why.
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