The Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings, in a way, simply swapped quarterbacks this offseason. Sam Darnold left Minnesota as a free agent and signed with Seattle. He got a contract worth a maximum of $100.5 million over three years. Sam Howell was traded by Seattle to the Vikings during the draft.
Howell had no home with the Seahawks. The team had already signed both Darnold and Drew Lock in the offseason, and then took Jalen Milroe in the draft. This was all before Howell was dealt.
But Seattle could have made things even easier.