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Report: Seattle Seahawks Never Tried To Trade Up For Michael Penix
The 2024 NFL Draft has officially come to a close, and even through seven rounds and 257 total picks, the biggest surprise came very early on.
At No. 8 overall, the Atlanta Falcons shocked the NFL world by selecting Washington Huskies quarterback Michael Penix. Not only was that far higher than most expected Penix to go, but the Falcons just signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year deal with $100 million guaranteed.
Even though the Falcons took Penix much higher than expected, reports claimed that they weren't the only team that high on him. According to NFL Network's James Palmer, the Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders all tried to trade into the top 10 to land the Heisman Trophy runner up.
But how true is that report? At least on the Seahawks front, Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle reported that the Seahawks never had any interest in trading up for Penix.
For what it's worth, I was told that the report of the Seahawks trying to trade into the top ten for Michael Penix Jr. was not accurate.
— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree) April 26, 2024
The Saints have also denied that they were looking to move up for Penix, while the Raiders have not publicly commented on the matter.
Maybe the Seahawks could have had interest in Penix if he fell to No. 16 or beyond, but trading up for him wouldn't have made sense. Geno Smith is still the starting quarterback, and the Seahawks traded for Sam Howell earlier this offseason, who is almost two years younger than Penix.
Keeping Penix in the area and reuniting him with offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb would've been a nice story, but it just wasn't practical with the Seahawks' current situation.
CORBIN K. SMITH
Graduating from Manchester College in 2012, Smith began his professional career as a high school Economics teacher in Indianapolis and launched his own NFL website covering the Seahawks as a hobby. After teaching and coaching high school football for five years, he transitioned to a full-time sports reporter in 2017, writing for USA Today's Seahawks Wire while continuing to produce the Legion of 12 podcast. He joined the Arena Group in August 2018 and also currently hosts the daily Locked On Seahawks podcast with Rob Rang and Nick Lee. Away from his coverage of the Seahawks and the NFL, Smith dabbles in standup comedy, is a heavy metal enthusiast and previously performed as lead vocalist for a metal band, and enjoys distance running and weight lifting. A habitual commuter, he resides with his wife Natalia in Colorado and spends extensive time reporting from his second residence in the Pacific Northwest.