The News Tribune · Apr 30, 2017
Seahawks’ draft: 3 steps back while looking forward
John Schneider says he will remember this Seahawks’ draft for the same moves you will.
But perhaps not exactly in the same way.
“We feel really blessed to be able to move back, take our guy, and acquire a couple more picks. That’s probably the biggest accomplishment,” Seattle’s general manager said Saturday of his decisions at the top of the NFL draft.
He traded not once or twice but three times down out of the first round and a bit deeper into the second. Then he selected Michigan State pass-rushing defensive tackle Malik McDowell with what became the Seahawks’ top pick, 36 selections and two days in.
