The Seahawks couldn’t abide their great void in the second and third rounds of the draft, and predictably traded down from No. 18 to stockpile at least one extra third-round pick, via Green Bay.
But they also couldn’t abide a running game that in recent years has been the antithesis of everything they stand for. And so when it came time, at No. 27 overall, to possibly trade down again and hoard even more inventory, they did something out of character.
They picked. That’s right – against all odds, Roger Goodell went to the podium and announced an actual Seahawks’ first-round selection, something that most people felt was the longest of shots considering their absence of early picks.