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What Seattle Seahawks GM Schneider said about QB draft visits
The Seattle Seahawks haven’t turned to the NFL Draft for a quarterback in quite some time. In fact, the team has selected just two QBs (Russell Wilson in 2012 and Alex McGough in 2018) since the John Schneider took over as general manger in 2010.
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But the team recently visited with a pair of 2024 QB prospects ahead of this month’s draft. Those prospects are Oregon’s Bo Nix and South Carolina’s Spencer Rattler. Nix’s draft stock has been all over the place. Some mock drafts have him going as high as the middle of the first round, while others have him falling as far as the third. Rattler is more consistently considered a middle-round pick, generally coming off the board around the third or fourth round.
It’s worth noting that the Hawks already made somewhat of a pseudo-draft pick at QB this offseason, sending third- and fifth-round picks to the Washington Commanders for third-year quarterback Sam Howell, a fourth-rounder and a sixth-rounder. But that doesn’t mean the team isn’t looking to add to the position. When Russell Wilson was selected in the third round in 2012, it came just one month after the team signed Matt Flynn to a three-year, $26 million contract. Flynn was brought in to be the starter, but Wilson beat him out for the job and never looked back. There is one major difference this year. Howell is expected to be the backup to Geno Smith, so drafting a quarterback would mean Seattle needs to find someone who they could stash on the practice squad, carry three quarterbacks on the roster or part ways with Smith or Howell.
Schneider joined Seattle Sports’ Wyman and Bob on Thursday for his weekly appearance to discuss the upcoming draft, and he spoke about bringing Nix and Rattler in for visits.
Read what Schneider said, or listen to the podcast in the player below or the video player atop this story, to find out what Schneider had to say.
Seahawks GM John Schneider on QB visits
“We want to get to know these guys a little bit better and spend time with them, and Spencer’s a real impressive guy and so is Bo,” Schneider said. “And we just wanted to be able to spend a little bit more time with those guys, have the coaches be able to spend more time with them on the board. You want to be cautious of their time as well. They’re out here on west coast visits, so we try to set those up when they’re visiting the Rams, the Chargers, the Niners, and try to fit those in.
“We love Sam,” Schneider added. “We love what we did being able to acquire Sam. And we talked about the age, he’s got the experience, but that doesn’t preclude us from what we do in the draft.”
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SEATTLE — Firefighters are responding to a car that drove into a ditch near Lake Washington Boulevard East and East Foster Island Road on Friday, according to the Seattle Fire Department.
Crews arriving at the scene reported that three people are trapped inside the car.
Firefighters were working to stabilize the car and get everyone out safely. Crews worked to remove the roof of the car to get everyone out, according to fire officials.
Authorities are urging the public to avoid the area while emergency crews respond.
The crash occurred in the area between the Montlake and Broadmoor neighborhoods, and traffic can be expected as emergency crews respond.
No additional information was immediately available.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dylan Holloway had a hat trick and added an assist in his return from a sprained ankle, Joel Hofer made 23 saves and the St. Louis Blues came off the Olympic break to beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 on Thursday night.
St. Louis Blues 5, Seattle Kraken 1: Box score
Jordan Kyrou and Holloway — activated from injured reserve before the game — scored in a 23-second span early in the second period to give St. Louis a 3-1 lead.
Pius Suter added a goal and two assists to help the Blues end a three-game losing streak.
Holloway completed St. Louis’ first hat trick of the season with 3:01 left, scoring into an empty net for his 11th of the season.
Kaapo Kakko tied it at 1 for Seattle in the first period, and Philipp Grubauer stopped 26 shots. The Kraken were coming off a 4-1 loss in Dallas on Wednesday night.
Kyrou made it 2-1 at 1:12 of the second off a feed from Pavel Buchnevich on a break. Holloway poked the puck past Grubauer off a scramble at 1:35. Suter scored at 1:56 of the third.
St. Louis’ Cam Fowler appeared in his 1,100th game, becoming the 10th active defenseman in the NHL to reach the mark.
Up next
Kraken: Host Vancouver on Saturday night.
Blues: Host New Jersey on Saturday.
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The St. Louis Blues are back in action as they host the Seattle Kraken on Thursday at Enterprise Center (7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Midwest, 101 ESPN).
It will be the team’s first game since Feb. 4, and Jim Montgomery said the squad is ready to get back to work.
“Yeah, I think everybody is,” the head coach said. “I mean, you can tell. Guys were anxious today, but it’s like ‘enough of practicing against each other, it’s time to play a game.’”
Captain Brayden Schenn, who missed Wednesday’s practice with an illness, took the morning skate and is expected to play. Dylan Holloway (ankle), who has played just one game since Dec. 12, will make his return to the lineup as well.
Robert Thomas has taken a leave of absence due to a personal matter. He’s expected to return to the team on Friday.
Additionally Jack Finley will make his Blues debut. Finley – who is the son of former Blue Jeff Finley and was born in St. Louis – was claimed off waivers by the team on Feb. 7.
“It was a dream of mine to play for this team,” Finley said. “It was a big part of my childhood, big part of my family’s life. So definitely full-circle moment and proud to be a Blue.”
Jeff, who played defense for the Blues from 1998-2004, will be in the building Thursday night to see his son don the jersey he wore for so many years.
“He was excited,” Jack said about his dad. “Maybe more excited than me. He loved this organization, loved this city… He’s excited to be back.”
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