The Seattle Seahawks had a successful first wave of free agency and are now looking ahead to the NFL draft, which is less than a month away.
Ahead of the big event, Around the NFL writer Nick Shook took a gander at all NFC rosters to answer one burning question for each team. Can the Seahawks ride their momentum from 2022 toward greater heights? he asked of Seattle.
“Pete Carroll did one heck of a job with his team last season, leading the Seahawks to the playoffs despite almost everyone (myself included) picking them to finish last in the NFC West,” Shook writes. “Much of the credit is due to veteran QB Geno Smith, who was paid accordingly this offseason and is facing heightened expectations for the first time since he was a youngster with the Jets.”
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“Fresh off their 2022 success, a handful of notable additions were enticed to head to the Pacific Northwest and will be expected to contribute instantly,” Shook continues. “Count Devin Bush, Dre’Mont Jones, Julian Love, Jarran Reed and Bobby Wagner (with the latter two making homecomings) among that group. Seattle has the framework of a team that can seriously contend for the division and beyond — as long as Smith performs as he did in 2022.
“All they need to do is stay healthy and harness the same energy that landed them in Super Wild Card Weekend last season.”
