Source: bleacherreport.com --- Saturday, April 29, 2017
The Seattle Seahawks wasted no time in trading back in the opening round of the NFL draft--twice. Seattle traded with the Atlanta Falcons to swap the 26th and 31st selections, then ended up trading that freshly-acquired pick to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the No. 34 overall pick. General manager John Schneider executed a recent first-round trend for the Seahawks, as the team has only used one first-round selection in the last five NFL drafts (offensive lineman Germain Ifedi, 2016). But even Schneider admitted in a press conference that the second trade of the night took the Seahawks war room by surprise. "(The first trade) just made sense based on where we were," Schneider said in the team's post-draft press conference, seen here via the Seattle Times . "We didn't see the last one coming; I didn't think that one was going to happen, I thought we were going to pick, but the player was still available." Who that player is, exactly, is up to speculation. But whoever it is, the Seahawks are almost guaranteed a shot at them as the team holds the second overall selection on the draft's second day (No. 34). Perhaps interior offensive lineman Forrest Lamp out of Western Kentucky University? Seattle owns six picks entering Round 2 of the NFL draft, so expect them to have a busy day. Currently, the Seahawks have 10 picks to use, wheel or deal for the remainder of the draft. The good news for you is that, no matter ...
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