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.
For years one of the things everyone knew about the Seattle Seahawks is that when they came on the clock in the first round, they’d be looking to trade back.
They moved back in 2012 to pick Bruce Irvin. They moved back twice in 2014 before selecting Paul Richardson. They traded back in 2016 ahead of selecting Germain Ifedi, 2017 before adding Malik McDowell, 2018 before taking Rashaad Penny and 2019 before selecting L.