John Gilbert is the Field Gulls Deputy Editor and has covered the NFL's Seattle Seahawks since 2016. He specializes in the salary cap, the collective bargaining agreement and statistical analysis, with an occasional film breakdown sprinkled in.
Over the holiday weekend Field Gulls took a poke at projecting the initial 53 man roster for the 2025 Seattle Seahawks, first looking at the defense before moving on to the offensive side of the ball.
Now, however, it’s time to take a step back and look at a huge trade that almost feels like distant Seahawks history, as the five year anniversary of John Schneider opting to effectively punt on the 2021 NFL Draft because of COVID lockdown restrictions and a limited ability to scout quickly approaches.