RENTON, Wash. -- The defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks are hoping to trade down in this year's NFL draft -- even if it means potentially sending a quarterback to a division rival.
"It's no secret with us," general manager John Schneider said Monday during his annual predraft news conference alongside coach Mike Macdonald. "We have four picks, so we'll be looking to move back."
That much was widely assumed. The Seahawks' four selections, which include the No. 32 pick, are the fewest in the NFL. They also have a long history of trading back in the first round or out of it under Schneider, and they'd logically have as much incentive as ever to do so in this year's draft, which is not considered top-heavy in talent.
More revelatory was Schneider volunteering that the team is not opposed to making deals within its own division. He then said he'd do so even if he knew one of Seattle's NFC West counterparts was moving up to select a quarterback.