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.
When free agency opened the Seattle Seahawks were in need of a new starting quarterback after having agreed to trade Geno Smith, who has started for the team for the past three seasons to the Las Vegas Raiders.
Thus, it came as no surprise when the Hawks were initially linked to, and then later reported to have reached an agreement with, one of the biggest names on the free agent market, Sam Darnold.