I know Earl Thomas is in the middle of a contract holdout, but whatever the end story of this may be, he’s been one of the most important draft picks in Seattle Seahawks history. He’s almost certainly a future Hall-of-Famer, and I’m grateful to have watched him play in a Seahawks jersey over the last eight seasons.
...But perhaps none of this ever materializes if not for some upset wins by a couple of old Seahawks rivals.
Just to jog your memory for a quick second, one of Tim Ruskell’s final moves as Seahawks GM was to trade down from #37 to #49 in the 2009 NFL Draft, giving the Denver Broncos the #37 pick in exchange for their 2010 first-rounder.