Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images There’s an open spot on the Seahawks roster. Who will that go to? The Seattle Seahawks have begun rookie minicamp following last week’s NFL Draft and subsequent undrafted free agent signings. They’ve even wasted little time getting their top draft pick, Byron Murphy II, officially under contract. One down, seven to go on that front. Now is as good a time as any to outline who’s currently on the 90-man roster after a very busy offseason for John Schneider and Mike Macdonald. It should be noted that there is one open roster spot, so it’ll be interesting to se ..read more

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Alex McGough’s path to an NFL regular season roster will be at a new position. It’s the quieter part of the NFL offseason, so why not check in on a former Seattle Seahawks draft pick? Remember Alex McGough? He’s one of only two quarterbacks—I trust you know who the other one is—John Schneider has ever drafted as Seahawks general manager. Efforts to become Russell Wilson’s successor backup were unsuccessful, and he soon found himself bouncing around the NFL before falling out of the league entirely. Back-to-back championship seasons with the USFL’s Birmingham ..read more

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Read! First day of rookie mini-camp! Who’s excited? New players, free agents, draftees, and such gathered together for the first practice of the 2024 Seattle Seahawks season. Below, we have an array of observations from said gathering. Dive into the links and find out how some thing it went. More is in store for our squad. Hold on to your buts. #np Nangs by Tame Impala Seahawks News Seahawks draft grades but with a reasonable amount of time to judge - Seaside Joe It's time to give the Seahawks draft grades (for 2022 obviously): Seaside Joe 1889 Seahawks roo ..read more

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The Seahawks wasted little time getting their first-round pick under contract. The Seattle Seahawks’ first draft pick is the first to sign his rookie contract. On Friday the team announced that defensive tackle Byron Murphy II, this year’s No. 16 overall selection, has agreed to the standard four-year contract (with a fifth-year option) for first-round picks. He signed his deal following the end of Friday’s rookie minicamp practice. NFL insider Tom Pelissero notes that Murphy’s contract is worth $16,083,122. Since the CBA changed the rookie wage scale in 20 ..read more

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Seahawks announced their undrafted free agent class Friday afternoon, and during rookie minicamp several tryout players will get a shot to show they belong as well. The 2024 NFL Draft and the signing of the undrafted free agent class are officially in the books, and the Seattle Seahawks rookies and first-year players will hit the field for rookie minicamp over the weekend. The Seahawks are one of just six teams holding rookie minicamp this weekend, along with the Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagle ..read more

Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Seahawks will get to see their draft picks on the field at rookie minicamp this weekend, and Friday the team officially announced The Seattle Seahawks added eight youngish players in the 2024 NFL Draft, including paying lots of attention to the trenches, as half of the eight selections were spent on either the offensive or defensive line. However, the Hawks did not stop addressing things up front there, continuing to pursue several offensive and defensive linemen who went undrafted. And finally, with rookie minicamp on tap for the weeke ..read more

Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images One of Murphy’s goals is to win Defensive Rookie of the Year. A week removed from being drafted by the Seattle Seahawks, first-round pick Byron Murphy II flew up from Texas to Renton for his first trip to Seahawks headquarters. Alongside Seahawks GM John Schneider and first-year head coach Mike Macdonald, Murphy held his first press conference at VMAC. Quotes from Seahawks.com: “When I put the stuff on, that’s when I feel like, ‘OK, I’m officially a Seahawk,’” Murphy said as his father, Byron, mother, Seneca and girlfriend Maya Hurd sat nearby along with h ..read more

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Seahawks had three paths before them, and they opted get big and mean and start punching their opponents back. The Seattle Seahawks stood pat and walked away from the 2024 draft with two projected starting linemen and no major blockbuster trades. Brady Henderson of ESPN revealed much of the decision-making process that led to the selection of Byron Murphy II at No. 16. As we posited before the draft, I believe this reveals a few elements of the new partnership between Mike Macdonald and John Schneider. 1: True top talent. Not a rebuild, not looking for more darts ..read more

Photo by Jesse Beals/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Read! In Today’s Links: Seattle Seahawks’ draft strategy, UFDAs, mailbags, more with Byron, a few more draft grades; and much more for all us ‘Hawk Heads. Dive in and enjoy yourselves. Seahawks News Operation Option: Seahawks recent first round picks must build the foundation - Seaside Joe Byron Murphy joins Cross, Spoon, and JSN as Seahawks core-4: Seaside Joe 1888 Check out my latest show with Puck Sports – Seahawks Draft Blog My latest show with Puck Sports is now available — we dig into the Seahawks draft, the state of the roster, why I ..read more

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Also of note: The Seahawks didn’t have Troy Fautanu on their draft board. For the fifth consecutive year, the Seattle Seahawks opted to “stick-and-pick” with their top draft choice. It’s a 180 from when general manager John Schneider regularly traded down in the first round, which is what he did in 2012, 2014, and 2016-2019. Without a second-round pick this draft due to the Leonard Williams trade, the outside expectation was that we would see the Seahawks return to their trade-down ways. ESPN’s Brady Henderson revealed in his Seahawks draft insights article ..read more