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Seattle added beef to the defensive line on Day 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft, and on Day 2 added beef to the interior offensive line.
Day 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft is in the books and the Seattle Seahawks addressed a major need on the interior of the defensive interior by adding Byron Murphy out of the University of Texas to the defensive line. That selection, combined with retaining Leonard Williams just as he was set to hit free agency...
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The Seahawks stuck at No. 16 and picked arguably the top defensive tackle in the draft.
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Round 1 was defined by a whopping 23 offensive players (and six quarterbacks) getting drafted. The Seattle Seahawks were in the minority as far as drafting defense, taking Texas defensive tackle Byron Murphy II. They reportedly made an effort to trade up for Michael Penix Jr, but...
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100% nylon...The Seattle Seahawks and John Schneider could not hide their excitement after selecting Byron Murphy, DL Texas in the first round. He was clearly the best interior defensive lineman in the entire draft and somehow fell to them at pick 16.
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The former Husky’s selection raised a lot of eyebrows, but Atlanta’s move was hardly unexpected.
The Atlanta Falcons’ selection of University of Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the 8th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft caught a lot of people by surprise, including Mel Kiper Jr. and the rest of the talking heads on the official draft broadcast.
Kiper’s exact words when the pick was announced were, “Too high for my...
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Analysts seem to agree — Murphy is poised to make an impact
The NFL Draft is here, and that means arbitrary grades are soon to follow! Sure enough, with day one in the books, analysts around the league are sounding off on how they feel about yesterday’s first round picks. Despite the shocking run on quarterbacks that saw six passers off the board before the middle of the round, the Seahawks stood pat and selected the best player available in...
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The Seahawks are not scheduled to pick again until late on Day 2, but a lot of talent remains available with the second round set to start Friday.
Months of planning, mocking and predicting finally came to a conclusion with Day 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft putting 32 new players on new teams. The Seattle Seahawks added beef on the interior of the defensive line selecting Byron Murphy out of Texas with the No. 16 pick, but the team still has significant...
The Seattle Seahawks selected University of Texas defensive lineman Byron Murphy with the 16th overall pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday night, helping solidify their front seven.
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The chips fell differently than predicted, and at No. 16 overall the pick for the Seahawks is exactly someone their new coach should love.
The 2024 NFL draft promised to be very exciting and the first round has absolutely not disappointed.
With the first 14 players to come off the board from the offensive side before Laiatu Latu’s selection by the Indianapolis Colts led to the Seattle Seahawks having their choice of any other defensive player from...
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Seahawks upgrade the defensive line by picking the NFL draft's top defensive prospect...
The Seattle Seahawks surprised many when they selected Byron Murphy, DL Texas with the 16th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday night to join an already dominant defensive front.
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Byron Murphy II is headed for Seattle.
Round 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft is in the books, and the Seattle Seahawks did stay at No. 16 (despite some efforts to do otherwise, apparently) and make a pick. In the words of Seahawks general manager John Schneider, Seattle got themselves the best defensive player in the draft.
John Schneider said the #Seahawks had Byron Murphy II ranked as “the best defensive player in the draft.”...
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The former Texas Longhorn is the first Seahawks draft pick under new head coach Mike Macdonald.
For the second straight season and fourth time in the last six, the Seattle Seahawks used their top pick of the NFL Draft on a defensive player. Texas defensive tackle Byron Murphy II was one of only nine defenders taken in Round 1, and he’s the latest addition to the Seahawks’ retooled interior front.
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Penix went to the Atlanta Falcons at No. 8 overall.
The first surprise of the 2024 NFL Draft was the Atlanta Falcons drafting former Washington Huskies star quarterback Michael Penix Jr with the No. 8 overall pick. Penix’s stock rose considerably in recent weeks to the point where there was confidence that he’d be taken in the first round, but not necessarily that high.
Atlanta signed Kirk Cousins (off an Achilles tear, mind you!) to a...
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Seattle took the consensus best interior defensive lineman in the draft.
The Seattle Seahawks once again remained in place with their top draft pick. No trade downs for a fifth consecutive NFL Draft, but for a third year in a row you could say they took one of the best (if not the best) players available.
At pick No. 16 and with the top six quarterbacks all taken well before Seattle was on the clock, the Seahawks took Texas...
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Seattle goes defense with its first pick of the 2024 NFL Draft. Do you like the selection?
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The Seattle Seahawks have made their first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Despite expectations that...
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Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time! You’ve sifted through countless mock drafts, watched hundreds of highlight videos and parsed the measurables of hundreds of draft-eligible prospects, and tonight’s the night it all goes out the window because John Schneider is going to draft someone that leaves you...
With the litany of offensive picks to open the night, a number of top defensive players were naturally going to slide. Seattle was able to land the top defensive tackle on the board at No. 16 overall.
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Seattle did indeed address the trenches, adding a big name for the defensive front
After months of waiting the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft is underway, and while things went as expected for the first few picks, there’s been no shortage of surprises.
The Atlanta Falcons made the most shocking of the surprise moves so far, selecting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth overall pick, in spite of having signed Kirk Cousins as a free agent...