The Seattle Seahawks have a full quarterback room, and this is even after the team traded Sam Howell to the Minnesota Vikings. Seattle has four quarterbacks vying for maybe three spots. Usually, Seattle keeps two quarterbacks on the active roster, but new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak has had teams with three.
Most likely, after Seattle signed free agents Sam Darnold and Drew Lock and took Jalen Milroe in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft, the Seahawks are going to have three quarterbacks on the roster. Jaren Hall will probably find his way to the practice squad again.
Darnold will start, Lock will be his immediate backup, and Milroe will sit for a season (at least) before he has a real chance to play. As it turns out, though, Seattle might have wanted a different quarterback if the situation had presented itself.
Seahawks' John Schneider gives quick does of reality to rookie quarterback Jalen Milroe
This is not based on some rumor. This is based on what Seahawks general manager John Schneider told the media. During Seattle's Day 2 post-draft press conference, a reporter asked Schneider if Milroe had been told by Seattle that he was the top quarterback on the team's board, and would Schneider confirm that?
The general manager appeared confused. He hesitated before saying, "Uh... No. I don't think he was actually, but he was pretty (expletive) close."
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First, for Schneider to be so dismissive of a player who will be on the current roster is weird. That is not usually how he does business.
The comment also does not speak volumes about Seattle's faith in Milroe. Sure, the team hopes he will work out well, but they would have rather had another player. Maybe that will make Milroe fully aware that he cannot just show up to training camp and assume he has a roster spot.
Milroe could one day be the Seahawks' QB1, but he is no better than QB3 at this point. If he doesn't prove in camp that he can be an accurate passer, Seattle might not want to keep him around, third-round pick or not. Let's hope he does well, however, because he could be the kind of dual-threat quarterback that the Seahawks have never had.