SEATTLE – The Seahawks began day two of the NFL draft with a splash Friday, pulling off a trade with the Tennessee Titans to move up to 35 spots and take South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori.
The Seattle Seahawks have undoubtedly been productive with their last three NFL drafts. Thanks to loading up on extra selections from the Russell Wilson trade, they made 27 picks over the 2022, 2023 and 2024 drafts.
SEATTLE – The NFL draft is, finally, almost here, with the Tennessee Titans expected to take former Washington State quarterback Cam Ward with the first pick Thursday just after 5 p.m. to get things off and running.
The Pac-12 produced some decent quarterback play while on its deathbed -- at least, that’s the view of NFL general managers and presidents of football operations. In the final two seasons of its previous existence (2022-23), the conference produced seven quarterbacks destined for the NFL Draft.
SEATTLE – On Thursday, Seahawks general manager John Schneider said during an appearance on Seattle Sports 710 the team was open to having newly signed Drew Lock compete with Sam Howell for the backup quarterback job behind Sam Darnold.
The defense certainly seems to have fewer holes than the offense heading into the draft with middle linebacker Ernest Jones IV and defensive tackle Jarran Reed re-signed, longtime Dallas defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence brought on to replace Dre’Mont Jones and starters returning at every other spot.
SEATTLE – When the details of Geno Smith’s contract with the Raiders were revealed last week it raised a question — why couldn’t he have agreed to the same deal in Seattle?
SEATTLE – Dean Wells, a former linebacker for the Seahawks who led the 1996 team in tackles, died Thursday after battling cancer for two years, the Carolina Panthers confirmed. He was 54.
SEATTLE – Geno Smith, who was traded by the Seahawks to the Raiders on March 7 after contract negotiations between the two sides broke down, finally has his long-awaited new deal.
“You’ve just got to be flexible in how that works and be able to make those decisions when those opportunities arise,’’ Macdonald said Tuesday when he met the media at the NFL’s annual meeting. “And we did that.’’
The assessment from Seahawks general manager John Schneider of the offseason so far? "We feel good where we're at, but it's so early," Schneider said Monday.
