The Seahawks made a trade with Denver Saturday to move up in the fifth round of the draft and then selected punter Michael Dickson of Texas at number 149 overall, a move that has ominous overtones for the future of veteran Jon Ryan, the team’s longest-tenured player. Dickson was generally considered the best punter in college football last season, averaging 47.4 yards per attempt, and left Texas with a year of eligibility remaining. The 36-year-old Ryan — the last player on the roster who predates the arrival of coach Pete Carroll — has two years remaining on a contract that includes cap hits of $3.2 million and $3.6 million the next two years, with dead money of $1.2 million and $600,000, which had led to speculation that he could be in danger of being a cap casualty. read more https://www.seattletimes.com/sports...-up-to-draft-punter-michael-dickson-of-texas/
