There are potent arguments to support the excellent opinion that the Seattle Seahawks will trade back in the 2018 NFL Draft.
- It’s what they do. In 2013, 2014 and 2015 they did not make a selection in the first round. In the two most recent drafts they traded back to accumulate later picks, sliding five slots back in 2016 and a total of nine back in 2017.
- The Seahawks need picks. Due to the Sheldon Richardson trade, practice sanctions handed down by the league last year, and a lack of compensatory picks, they are without a selection from 1.