What we learned about 2017 Seahawks from NFL annual meeting

1. There's something to the Sherman trade talks Both Carroll and Schneider were given opportunities to dismiss rumors that Seattle was listening to trade offers for three-time first-team All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman. Neither did. When asked about Sherman on Tuesday, Schneider said the organization prides itself on listening to "everything," while also noting that he walks away from 98 percent of the deals he talks about with other teams. Carroll was slightly more explicit, acknowledging that the Seahawks have at least entertained a few offers for Sherman (including one from the New England Patriots, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport) before concluding, "He’s extremely important to our football team. I don't see anything happening at all." At the danger of reading too much into the situation, the fact that neither Schneider nor Carroll quashed the rumors outright says more than their actual comments on the matter. less 1. There's something to the Sherman trade talks Both Carroll and Schneider were given opportunities to dismiss rumors that Seattle was listening to trade offers for three-time first-team All-Pro cornerback ... more Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Image 1 of / 20 Caption Close What we learned about 2017 Seahawks from NFL annual meeting 1 / 20 Back to Gallery

The NFL's annual meeting finished up from Phoenix on Wednesday after coaches, executives and owners convened to discuss the most pressing matters facing the league -- and perhaps engage in some wheeling and dealing.

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The meeting provides reporters an opportunity to speak with decision makers from around the league, and some of the juiciest bits of information from this year's gathering were provided by Seahawks general manager John Schneider and head coach Pete Carroll as they discussed the trade rumors surrounding cornerback Richard Sherman and the rumblings regarding former Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch's possible return to the gridiron.

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We listened to Schneider and Carroll (many thanks to Curtis Crabtree and KJR-AM for audio of Schneider's session) in order to see what we could glean from their conversations about next season's Seahawks team.

Check out the gallery above for our takeaways.

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