smith at this point is considered a pretty profound bust, the problem is the cowboys have nobody else to play there. He was considered a high draft choice because of his strength, he didn't look very strong there against bradford.Sibelius Hindemith wrote: ↑Mon Aug 18, 2025 3:26 amAre the Cowboys shopping him? Not sure we need another bad ex-Cowboy nose tackle.Donn Beach wrote: ↑Sun Aug 17, 2025 10:56 pmtossing Mazi smith down from his rookie season
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Mazi Smith is considered very strong physically, noted for his rare combination of size (over 325 pounds) and athleticism that made him a "freak" prospect, but his strength hasn't consistently translated to high-level NFL production in his career so far.
I think the Seahawks are pretty well set on the interior. Here's ESPN's ranking of position groups. The only group they were particularly impressed with on the Seahawks is the interior defensive line
https://www.espn.ph/nfl/story/_/id/4590 ... ceivers#dtBest: Seattle Seahawks
A contender for this honor one year ago, the Seahawks remain stacked up front with Leonard Williams leading the way. Williams is still playing at a superstar level at 31, as he led all interior linemen with 11 sacks and ranked fourth with 35 pass rush wins last season. Jarran Reed (4.5 sacks in 2024) and Johnathan Hankins are also back. And 2024 first-round pick Byron Murphy II is a candidate for a second-year leap after a solid rookie showing.