As with any team that is coming off a disappointing season without a playoff appearance, the Seahawks have so many needs they could have a dozen picks in the NFL draft and not address all of them.
Yet no team has as many reasons for selecting a defensive back in the first round Thursday.
Since it last played a game four months ago, Seattle has waived three-time All-Pro Richard Sherman. It is still waiting on word about Kam Chancellor, this time a summer medical scan of the strong safety's career-threatening neck injury to help determine if he will ever be able to play again.