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When do draft trade talks start? Seattle Seahawks GM explains
The NFL Draft is a particularly busy time for the front offices of teams like the Seattle Seahawks, not just because of all the scouting involved but also because of the volume of trades that occur around the annual event.
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Seahawks general manager and president of football operations John Schneider has a reputation for making moves during the draft, so he’s a pretty good resource to find out just how trading picks works around the league.
On Thursday’s John Schneider Show, Seattle Sports’ Bob Stelton took the opportunity to pick his brain on when draft trade conversations occur. The insight from Schneider, who called in from the NFL combine in Indianapolis, was pretty interesting considering how he was able to compare the Seahawks’ top pick in April’s upcoming draft versus their 2023 first-round choice.
“We experienced that last year picking in the top 10,” Schneider said, “that high where we picked, there was more conversation down here at the combine about, ‘Hey, you know if you’re looking to get out of that spot’ … There’s a lot more of those conversations.”
But this year, with the Seahawks’ first set to be No. 16 overall, it’s a different story.
“Picking a little bit later, right in the middle for us this year, there’s less of that,” Schneider said. “That really picks up probably that last week before (the draft) – the last week of preparation when people are feeling really good about their boards and confident and (know what) the depth looks like at certain positions.”
A new edition of The John Schneider Show airs every Thursday leading up to the NFL Draft during Seattle Sports’ Wyman and Bob, with the show typically taking place at 4 p.m. with hosts Dave Wyman and Bob Stelton sitting down with Schneider at Seahawks headquarters in Renton.
Find the full podcast of Thursday’s show at this link or in the player near the top of this post.
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SEATTLE — Seattle police arrested a 40-year-old man after a stabbing in the University District on Monday morning that left another man wounded.
Officers were sent to the 5000 block of Brooklyn Avenue North just before 8 a.m. for a reported stabbing. Police arrived and found a 21-year-old man with stab wounds.
Officers provided aid until the Seattle Fire Department arrived and took over. The victim’s injuries were stated to be non-life-threatening
Police searched the area and located a suspect near Northeast 47th Street and University Way Northeast. The 40-year-old man was arrested and booked into the King County Jail.
(WSB file photo. No outdoor cap tosses this year!)
Tomorrow (Monday, June 1) brings not only a new month but also the first graduation ceremony of the season for West Seattle’s three biggest high schools. And all are graduating at new venues this year. Summit Atlas, which after nine years remains West Seattle’s only charter school, will graduate 55 seniors in a ceremony at Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien at 6 pm Monday. West Seattle’s two major public high schools, Chief Sealth International HS and West Seattle HS, both have graduation ceremonies on Wednesday, June 17, at McCaw Hall (hosting graduations while Memorial Stadium is being rebuilt) – CSIHS at 5 pm, WSHS at 8 pm. The Seattle Public Schools webpage for graduation info also lists where and when ceremonies are planned for its alternative programs, some of which hold classes in West Seattle.
The Seattle Seahawks lost a key member of the front office to the Minnesota Vikings, as the NFC North team named Nolan Teasley its new general manager. The hire could change the fortunes of both teams in the immediate future.
Teasley will be taking over a Vikings team that isn’t far away from contending. One of the key reasons the team fired former GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah wasn’t that he couldn’t build a collection of talent, but that he didn’t seem to understand how to get the best possible answer at the most important position in sports: Quarterback.
Vikings fans watched as former QB1 in Minnesota, Sam Darnold, signed with the Seahawks last offseason, and then followed that by helping lead his team to a Super Bowl victory. That was Seattle’s second title. Minnesota has never won a Super Bowl.
Minnesota Vikings hire Nolan Teasley from the Seattle Seahawks
Teasley, though, has the experience and, clearly, the ability to create an environment in which a team will thrive. He has been working with general manager John Schneider in Seattle since 2013, and has worked in scouting and been the director of pro personnel. He has most recently served as Schneider’s assistant GM.
Schneider could very well be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame one day after leading the Seahawks to two Super Bowl wins. Still, with teams with two completely different rosters and coaching staffs (Schneider is the only GM to ever do that), Teasley would have learned at the knee of one of the best to ever perform general manager duties.
Nolan Teasley could also be entering a situation where his new team is already poised to make a deep run in the playoffs. Minnesota finished 9-8 last season despite the fact that its quarterback play was among the worst in the NFL. This offseason, the Vikings signed Kyler Murray.
Murray underwhelmed or was injured throughout his career with the Arizona Cardinals, as Seattle Seahawks fans know well due to their favorite team counting on two wins every season against the NFC West brethren, but under the wise direction of Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell, Murray could be coaxed into playing a much better form of football.
As the Minnesota Vikings play in the NFC, and could potentially be a difficult obstacle for the Seahawks to repeat as Super Bowl champions, Teasley is already in a good spot. The issue for Seattle is that Teasley is smart enough to make moves to get Minnesota even better well into the future. A great rivalry between Seattle and the Vikings might be about to start.
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