Seahawks GM John Schneider reacts to Anthony Richardson’s ‘really impressive’ Pro Day

The Seattle Seahawks have been on a Professional Day tour over the previous couple of weeks, watching the highest quarterbacks on this yr’s NFL Draft showcase their expertise. This newest cease was in Florida to look at Anthony Richardson, a quarterback typically linked to the Seahawks with the fifth total decide and whose efficiency on the NFL mix was awe-inspiring.

One in all Richardson’s highlights wasn’t even a accomplished go. He simply threw the ball so excessive that it hit the ceiling on the follow facility.

Ever the showman, Richardson wrapped up his Professional Day with a accomplished deep ball after which some gymnastics to spotlight his excellent athleticism.

There are query marks over the dearth of productiveness in faculty, beginning only one full season with the Florida Gators and solely finishing 53.8% of his passes en path to a 6-6 file. Granted, Florida wasn’t a very gifted crew, such is identical argument made for the struggles that Kentucky’s Will Levis had in 2022.

Seahawks basic supervisor John Schneider and head coach Pete Carroll had been among the many attendees at Richardson’s Professional Day, and in his weekly radio look on Seattle Sports 710 Schneider reacted to Richardson’s exercise.

“He was actually spectacular,” Schneider mentioned (through The Athletic’s Michael-Shawn Dugar). “Nice athlete, nice younger man. He turns 21 on Could twenty second. He has a ton of bodily expertise, no query about it. There’s positively questions there, like there are with all these guys. He’s 6-6 as a starter. New workers this previous yr with Coach [Billy] Napier. However yeah, actually spectacular exercise. He did a terrific job. He had enjoyable; he was free, and he had fun together with his teammates.”

Schneider and/or Carroll attending Professional Days high quarterbacks whereas having a transparent QB1 is nothing new. Seattle obtained a first-hand view of Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, and others however clearly didn’t draft them. At fifth total, the dynamic clearly modifications a bit, and Schneider made Geno Smith and Drew Lock conscious of that even earlier than they got new contracts.

“You realize, our exit interviews with Geno and with Drew (after the 2022 season), we instructed each of these guys, ‘Hey, look, we haven’t picked up right here (within the high 5) in an extended, very long time, and there’s an opportunity – we will’t say we are going to or we gained’t (draft a QB). However, you realize, we’d like to have you ever guys each again, however we don’t know if we’re going to take a quarterback or we’re not – we simply don’t know but,’” Schneider mentioned (through Seattle Sports activities 710). “So these guys had been within the loop when it comes to every thing that we’ve got occurring with all these quarterback research this yr.”

Let’s wrap this text up with one more Seahawks selfie with a quarterback prospect. They’ve taken pictures with Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud, and Will Levis to finish the quartet of projected Spherical 1 skills. Evidently that is all the concept of recent Seahawks QB coach Greg Olson, per Schneider.