Seahawks GM John Schneider met with media to discuss the active offseason the Seahawks have had so far and offered a frank statement on why the organization opted to

An unbridgeable gap in contract talks with Geno Smith, and a desire to play elsewhere from DK Metcalf were the reasons behind the Seattle Seahawks dealing away two major parts of their offense last week.

Seahawks general manager and president of football operations discussed what has been a very eventful week for the franchise.

Seahawks GM John Schneider's offseason has a promising premise with Sam Darnold and DeMarcus Lawrence, but the roster still is a far cry from contender.

The Seattle Seahawks made two huge trades so far this offseason, with the team dealing away wide receiver DK Metcalf and quarterback Geno Smith. For the first time since those trades, general manager John Schneider addressed both with the media.

"Thank you for taking a kid from Mississippi and making him feel at home in the Pacific Northwest," DK Metcalf wrote in his farewell post to the Seahawks on Wednesday. The post John Schneider Announces Strong Update on DK Metcalf Trade and Confirms $40M Offer for Geno Smith Before Raiders Switch appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Seattle's general manager noted that the team was looking at quarterbacks who threw at the NFL Combine.

We had sat down with the offensive staff, and obviously the personnel guys were on it before, always having a contingency plan. We had some guys we were interested in, made the trade, and were able to get the guy at the top of the list,