Seahawks GM ripped up walls, installed 25 screens in home for draft

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Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider had to do some home renovations to ensure he was prepared for this year's NFL draft.

Schneider told reporters during a Zoom call Tuesday that some of the walls inside his house were ripped up to install the technology needed for the virtual event.

"(I live in) not a great area in terms of wifi and cell service and everything," Schneider said, according to Gregg Bell of the News Tribune. "The guys have really done a great job of working through my house.

"I'm not going to lie to you; I've had a couple walls ripped up and had people in my house working on that. You know, it's just part of the process. In the time of trying to be social distancing, it's definitely been a challenge. But everybody's done a great job of recreating my dining room into a - like right when you walk in the door, it's the draft room."

That draft room also includes around two dozen screens.

"I'm a very visual person, so everything's there in case things fall apart from a technology standpoint," Schneider said. "I think there's like, I don’t know, feels like 25 screens. But I like the one-on-one interaction. I like being able to just, you know, have private conversations with Pete (Carroll) throughout the draft process."

The Seahawks hold the 27th pick in the first round, which will get underway Thursday night.

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