The Seattle Seahawks are going to desperately need some additional cheap pass rush in 2019. And while they should probably use their first-round draft pick and maybe even a late-round pick to address edge rusher; they can also possibly turn to an old friend to fix the problem as well and he may just come on the cheap.

If they do, Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark is already putting forth is best recruiting pitch despite possibly becoming a free agent himself in March (very unlikely).

Former Seahawks first-round pick, outside linebacker Bruce Irvin, has been flirting publicly with the idea of returning to Seattle since the offseason began for him in January. Pete Carroll and company weren't bashful about wanting him back during the season when the Oakland Raiders cut him after the trade deadline but instead of coming back to the place where his career began, he went back to the place where his life began -- Atlanta, Georgia -- and teamed up with former Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn with the Atlanta Falcons. Irvin spent two seasons with Quinn as his defensive coordinator in Seattle. Of course, now Quinn is the head coach in Atlanta.

His desire to help his hometown into the playoffs didn't go according to plan and now, he's a free agent again and in search of a new home.

The Seahawks appear to be on his mind as an option.

But, it's not just the 12's who keep trying to implore Irvin to return to the Seahawks. Clark has desires of his own to reunite with his former teammate. He and Irvin only got to spend a single year together when Clark was a rookie in 2015 and was a limited rotational pass rusher. Now, Clark is the big dog on the block and the team's best pass rusher but could use someone of equal ability on the other side. He thinks Irvin fits that mold and if combined with the inside pass rush of defensive tackle Jarran Reed who had a career-high 10.5 sacks, they'll be in business.

"Me, you, and reed ??????," Clark responded under Irvin's post.

For the record, Irvin concurs.

"That’s scary 5," Irvin responded.

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Combining his numbers from the Raiders and the Falcons in 2018, Irvin had 6.5 sacks himself. Adding his total and Reed's with Clark's career-high 13 sacks, the Seahawks would suddenly have a line with 30 sacks just from three players if everyone stays at their 2018 levels (unlikely). They'll also have the improvements Clark can still make in his fifth year out of college and healthy coming off two elbow injuries in 2018 and wrist injuries in 2017.

Add to that, rookies Jacob Martin and Rasheem Green get another year away from college and in an NFL weight room along with a potential blue-chip talent in the first round and you have the potential for a much more consistent pass rush in 2019.

Clark and Irvin see that possibility and aren't mincing words. They like it.

The question now becomes what price gets the deal done and do the Seahawks have the money to pay it while still re-signing Clark, extending Wilson and Wagner and signing a big-ticket free agent.

Those answers are yet to be revealed.