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NFL draft

Draft day: Hawk eyes on Lamp & Bolles?

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NFL draftThe NFL’s Christmas Day has arrived. And it looks like the Seahawks are hoping to find one of two offensive linemen under their tree.

Some well-informed mock drafts are giving the Seahawks an offensive lineman at No. 26, either Western Kentucky’s Forrest Lamp or Utah’s Garett Bolles.

The first round figures to include four O-linemen, with as many as seven teams eyeing them. Seattle’s competition includes Baltimore (pick 16) and almost all of the teams in the 20s directly ahead of Seattle — Denver (20), Miami (22), New York Giants (23), Oakland (24), Houston (25).

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NFL draft, Trades

Schneider already talking trade down

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NFL draftIt looks like John Schneider is indeed poised to make his usual move down in the first round — apparently for an offensive lineman — but don’t expect any deal to be made until the Seahawks are on the clock Thursday.

The Falcons want to jump over a few teams for a pass rusher, per draft insider Tony Pauline. But they likely will want to make sure their guy is there when the draft hits pick No. 26.

The Seahawks, meanwhile, surely want to dangle the pick for as long as possible to get the best deal. The current talks involve Atlanta’s fourth-round pick, per Pauline — but that would be a poor return for Seattle.

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