As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 NFL Draft, and the process leading up to it, will be entirely different than anticipated just a few months ago. There will be no medical rechecks in Indianapolis, no top-30 or local visits, nor private workouts; the majority of pro days have been or will be canceled; the draft itself, as an event, has been shut down. The event, the league, and all 32 teams will be functionally different this year.
For the Seattle Seahawks, the altered landscape in 2020 might force a departure from an unspoken rule they have held to almost completely since Pete Carroll and John Schneider took over in 2010.