This says the #Seahawks tried to deal up last night to draft Michael Penix Jr.

That's telling.

Through the selection of Texas DT Byron Murphy 16th in the NFL draft, we learned tonight some insight on how new coach Mike Macdonald envisions remaking the #Seahawks porous defensive front thenewstribune.com/sports/article… Tacoma News Tribune

#Seahawks NFL draft video from Tacoma News Tribune: GM John Schneider, coach Mike Macdonald explain why they selected Texas DT Byron Murphy instead of taking 1 of 4 offers to trade down and get a 2nd-round pick they still don't have: thenewstribune.com/sports/article…

New coach Mike Macdonald envisions 1st-rd pick Byron Murphy playing like Leonard Williams in #Seahawks schemes.

That is: All over the D-line, 3-tech, 5, over tackles, guards, even nose. The idea: Offenses don't know where Seattle's defense is coming from thenewstribune.com/sports/nfl/sea…

John Schneider said he and the #Seahawks had 4 offers to trade down, 'good ones, too.'

Inside why they didn't. Why they chose Univ. of Texas defensive tackle Byron Murphy instead: thenewstribune.com/sports/nfl/sea… Tacoma News Tribune

Two hours after he just got drafted, before his 1st NFL practice, how could you possibly know that? Wild, speculative, baseless.

Can't a 20-something celebrate the biggest moment of his life with as many people, in any place, as he wants?

GM John Schneider had 'multiple' offers to trade down from 16, 'good ones, too.' But he, #Seahawks couldn't pass up drafting Texas DT Byron Murphy right there instead. Totally impacts the game from inside.

'We didn't think he was going to be there' thenewstribune.com/sports/nfl/sea…

Byron Murphy has 400 people at his NFL draft party at the Statler Hotel in his Dallas hometown tonight.

John Schneider stopped the party--with the call that made the Univ. of Texas DT's dreams come true.

The #Seahawks top pick's heroes? 'My parents' thenewstribune.com/sports/nfl/sea…

'The steal of the draft.'

From inside team HQ in Renton tonight: Why the #Seahawks did not trade down, as has become expected. Why they drafted Texas defensive tackle Byron Murphy--and not Dallas Turner or Troy Fautanu: twitter.com/Jbooty88/statu… Tacoma News Tribune

Right now Byron Murphy is the steal of the draft. Johnny Newton is right there with him and the further he falls the bigger the steal

Pittsburgh Steelers select Washington Huskies offensive tackle Troy Fautanu at 20th overall in NFL draft.

I had predicted the #Seahawks would trade down from 16 to 25 to draft Fautanu.

Seattle did this instead: thenewstribune.com/sports/nfl/sea… Tacoma News Tribune

To me, #Seahawks chose Texas DT Byron Murphy over Alabama edge rusher Dallas Turner at 16 because of run defense.

Seattle was 31st in NFL stopping the run. The franchise hired new coach Mike Macdonald to fix that. Murphy can help do that: thenewstribune.com/sports/nfl/sea… Tacoma News Tribune

#Seahawks don't trade down, go against the NFL trend of the 1st round--but right with new coach Mike Macdonald--by selecting Texas defensive tackle Byron Murphy 16th overall in #NFLDraft Tacoma News Tribune thenewstribune.com/sports/nfl/sea…

#Seahawks at 16 in NFL draft are *not trading down*. Their pick is in

Colts at 15 select Laitu Latu DE from UCLA as 1st defensive player taken in the NFL draft

#Seahawks are on the clock -- with the opp to take every defensive player in this draft except Latu.

Coach Mike Macdonald smiles. And trade down still in play. Tacoma News Tribune

New Orleans Saints select Oregon State offensive tackle Taliese Fuaga from Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma 14th in NFL draft.

Fuaga becomes the highest-drafted player from Mount Tahoma since WR Bobby Moore went 4th overall in 1972 to the St. Louis Cardinals Tacoma News Tribune

No defensive players among 1st 13 selected in NFL draft.

#Seahawks at 16 with defense-1st coach Mike Macdonald must be absolutely loving this.

Plus: UW OT Troy Fautanu, Oregon St OT Taliese Fuaga from Mount Tahoma High School also still available.

SEA trade down way in play

Surprise!

Buzz here through #Seahawks HQ in Renton as Falcons unexpectedly select Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. 8th in NFL draft. Ties Jake Locker (2011) as highest-drafted UW QB.

His UW teammate Rome Odunze drafted right after him
thenewstribune.com/sports/nfl/sea… Tacoma News Tribune