Good morning, 12s.
Here's a look at what's "out there" for today — Friday, May 19— about your Seattle Seahawks:
SI Examines The Best Draft Trades Of The Last Decade
Chris Burke of Sports Illustrated took a look back this week and picked the best trade each team made during the NFL Draft in the past decade. Burke's list included drafts from 2007-2016 and did not include 2017 because, well, it's hard to consider the value of a trade when players haven't stepped on the field yet.
For the Seahawks' best draft trade, Burke went back to 2009 and selected the Seahawks' move into the first round to select safety Earl Thomas. Here's his reasoning behind it:
*Seattle Seahawks: 2009 *
Traded: Pick No. 37 to Denver for a '10 first-rounder
*Selected: S Earl Thomas *
*From just 2009–12, using a variety of draft picks, the Seahawks acquired Thomas, WR Golden Tate, S Kam Chancellor, CB Richard Sherman, RB Marshawn Lynch and LB Bobby Wagner. The stories of Chancellor and Sherman were credits to scouting and good fortunes, as those players were uncovered at picks No. 133 and No. 154, respectively. The Lynch trade (No. 122 in 2011 and a conditional '12 selection) still should haunt Buffalo. *
In Thomas, though, the Seahawks selected a player who has become the signature example at his position. He was a Pro Bowler from 2011-15 and a first-team All-Pro from 2012–14—he might have earned both honors again last season, were it not for a December leg injury. The Broncos' 2010 first-rounder landed at No. 14, or 23 spots below the point to which they traded up in '09. The player they so badly wanted: CB Alphonso Smith, who was on their roster for a year before they traded him to Detroit for TE Dan Gronkowski. The lesser-known Gronk wrapped his NFL career in 2011 with nine receptions.
Tweet Of The Day
Today's "Tweet of the Day" comes from Seahawks rookie wide receiver Amara Darboh, who is in California this week for the NFLPA Rookie Premier:
https://twitter.com/Freetownsfinest/status/865416528870559745
More From Around The Web
The Seahawks will host fans for fantasy football drafts at CenturyLink Field for the third consecutive year.
Seahawks running backs coach Chad Morton was mic’d up for the final day of rookie minicamp practice last weekend.
NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal predicts the Seahawks' regular season starting lineup.
Finally, former Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck joined 710 ESPN Seattle and explained why he decided to donate his brain to research.
On March 2, 2001, the Seattle Seahawks acquired quarterback Matt Hasselbeck from the Green Bay Packers, beginning a 10-season span in Seattle, including the team's first Super Bowl appearance.
Seattle Seahawks' new starting quarterback, Matt Hasselbeck, left, is introduced by coach Mike Holmgren at a news conference Monday, March 5, 2001, at the team's headquarters in Kirkland, Wash. The Seahawks acquired Hasselbeck, who spent his last two seasons as Brett Favre's backup, in a trade with the Green Bay Packers on Friday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Free Safety Darius Butler
Cornerback Pierre Desir
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck (8) scrambles out of the pocket away from Carolina Panthers' Julius Peppers during the second half of the NFC championship football game Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006 in Seattle. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Free Safety Malik Hooker
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck breaks away from Pittsburgh Steelers' James Farrior (51) and Clark Haggans (53) for an 18-yard gain in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl XL football game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
DETROIT - FEBRUARY 5: Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck #8 of the Seattle Seahawks throwing the ball against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL at Ford Field on February 5, 2006 in Detroit, Michigan. The Steelers defeated the Seahawks 21-10. (AP Photo/David Drapkin)
Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck #8 of the Seattle Seahawks calls a play in the huddle against the Tennessee Titans at The Coliseum on December 18, 2005 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Seahawks defeated the Titans 28-24. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck #8 of the Seattle Seahawks hands off the ball on a running play to teammate Shaun Alexander #37 during the game against the Tennessee Titans at The Coliseum on December 18, 2005 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Seahawks defeated the Titans 28-24. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
Two generations of Seahawks quarterbacks - Russell Wilson and Matt Hasselbeck chat after the game.
