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Seahawks keen to trade down, even within division

Brady HendersonApr 20, 2026, 07:40 PM ET

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RENTON, Wash. — The defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks are hoping to trade down in this year’s NFL draft — even if it means potentially sending a quarterback to a division rival.

“It’s no secret with us,” general manager John Schneider said Monday during his annual predraft news conference alongside coach Mike Macdonald. “We have four picks, so we’ll be looking to move

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Macdonald: JSN deal rewards ‘foundational’ player

Brady HendersonMar 25, 2026, 07:18 PM ET

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RENTON, Wash. — During a news conference Wednesday to discuss Jaxon Smith-Njigba‘s record-setting contract extension, Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider remembered the disappointment he felt while leaving the star wide receiver’s Ohio State pro day almost exactly three years earlier.

Smith-Njigba wasn’t expected to run a 40-yard dash that day while still recovering from the hamstring injury that cut short his

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After letting the Super Bowl MVP walk, what’s the Seahawks’ plan at running back?

Brady HendersonMar 20, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider dropped a hint at the NFL combine about how negotiations with running back Kenneth Walker III might go.

Speaking with reporters in Indianapolis, Schneider said that while the Seahawks would love to re-sign the Super Bowl LX MVP, they had to operate with their entire team in mind. He meant that they weren’t going to engage

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GM: Washington tax law could affect Seahawks

Brady HendersonMar 13, 2026, 03:49 PM ET

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Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider said he believes Washington state’s new income tax on high earners will eventually have a negative impact on the team’s ability to sign free agents.

Lawmakers this week passed Washington’s first income tax. The so-called “millionaire tax” will impose a 9.9% tax on annual income of more than $1 million beginning in 2028. Gov. Bob Ferguson has already

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Source: Seahawks agree to deal with RB Wilson

Brady HendersonMar 12, 2026, 06:22 PM ET

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The Seattle Seahawks took a step toward replacing Kenneth Walker III on Thursday by agreeing to sign former Green Bay Packers running back Emanuel Wilson to a one-year deal worth up to $2.1 million, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Wilson, 26, spent his first three seasons in Green Bay after going undrafted out of Division II Fort Valley

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