PALM BEACH, Fla.—The Seahawks aren't done building their roster for the 2025 season, and really, that process is never ending. But three weeks into the new league year, the Seahawks have made some significant moves to reshape their roster.

Gone are quarterback Geno Smith (trade), receiver DK Metcalf (trade) and receiver Tyler Lockett (released for salary cap reasons), and new to the team, among others, are quarterback Sam Darnold, receivers Cooper Kupp and Marquez Valdes-Scantling and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence.

With the first wave of free agency in the rearview mirror, and with the draft coming up in late April, Seahawks general manager and president of football operations John Schneider discussed on Monday his team's offseason so far, as well as what's still to come, while meeting with the media at the NFL Annual Meeting.

"You always feel good about it, you always feel good about the process," Schneider said. "The results are always—sometimes you hit on some guys, sometimes you miss on some guys, especially in free agency. We feel good where we're at, but it's so early.

"Free agency moves so quick, then you have to be prepared at the combine for whatever is coming. That's when you start talking to people, start negotiating with your own guys, try to get a feel for what the landscape's going to look like around the league, then you have to be able to make those decisions. We made the trade with Geno and DK—it wasn't in our plans, but we were ready for it, we were prepared for it.

Schneider added "there's a long way to go" when it comes to building the team for next season, including a very important draft in which the Seahawks hold five picks in the top 92, as well as possible trades that Schneider said could be discussed this week in Palm Beach. But while there is work to do, he likes the direction of the team so far this offseason.

"There's a long way to go, we want to get through the draft, see what the cap casualty guys look like after the draft… But all in all, really good," he said. "We're really excited about Sam, (Josh) Jones, the tackle, was huge for us, getting a swing guy. Lawrence, big deal for us, AD (defensive coordinator Aden Durde) knew him really well. There's still a lot of work to do. We're in the midst of talking to people down here about a lot of things, trade possibilities, and just getting ready for the next three weeks before the draft."

Schneider also discussed the recent signing of former All-Pro receiver and AP Offensive Player of the Year Cooper Kupp, who signed with Seattle not long after the Rams released him in an expected salary-cap related move.

"It was evident that Cooper was going to become available, then once DK wanted to be traded, we decided as an organization we were going to do that, talked it through with (Seahawks Chair Jody Allen), she's thoughtful, she's engaging, she's willing to make tough decisions, so we decided to move forward with DK," Schneider said, adding the release of Tyler Lockett also created a need at receiver. "Once we did that… we had a gap there, and Cooper was the guy we identified. (Offensive passing game coordinator) Jake Peetz had coached him in the past, so we felt like we really knew the person, knew what we were getting into. He had like three or four teams he was talking to, and he wanted to come home. He's going to be great for (Jaxon Smith-Njigba)—he's going to be great for the whole team—but you think about a guy like JSN, the guy's just, what everybody says is he's the ultimate worker. It was a huge get for us."

As for Kupp's fit in the Seahawks' new offense under offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, Schneider said.

"This system is going to be great for him. MVS is like the take-the-top off (guy). You can really look at their offense last year in New Orleans and kind of picture it, now especially with MVS being here. We really thought it was going to be DK, but here we are. So now MVS is the take-the-top off guy, JSN can take the top off, then Cooper is a deceptively fast dude, so working the middle of the field, setting people up. Those two guys working with each other are going to be really hard to defend with the tight splits and everything."

As for what comes next, free-agent signings tend to slow down this time of year, and Schneider acknowledged as much, saying most additions at this point would come after the draft. And once the draft is over, there can be opportunities as teams have a better picture of their team, to make trades.

"Yeah, post draft," Schneider said when asked about possible trade acquisitions. "We'll see what people do, then at that point, we'll reset there for about two, three weeks, people trying to figure out if they can keep a guy, rework him or not, and if they can't, that's when we move in."

And of course the draft itself presents a huge opportunity for the Seahawks, who have five picks in the first three rounds thanks to the Metcalf and Smith trades. The Seahawks helped build a talented young nucleus with extra picks in 2022 and 2023, and will try to again maximize their extra draft capital.

"Every year is totally different," Schneider said. "Having those five picks in the first 92, it allows you to maneuver a little bit depending on how other people see it. That's one of the things that I'm trying to do down here."

Those five picks could be used on five players taken in those slots, or they could give the Seahawks flexibility to trade up in the first few rounds, or they could be used in trades to acquire players.

"Initially, you're like, 'Yeah, we're going to take five really good players,'" Schneider said. "But then you get in a situation where it's like, 'All right, that guy's a starter, we should probably move to go get him,' if you can. It depends on how other people see these guys. But yeah, it allows us the ability to just be more free throughout our draft process."

Scheider also gave one injury update, noting that outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu had offseason knee surgery, though Schneider indicated it wasn't a long-term concern, calling it, "a cleanup of some sort."

"It was nothing major, but he had to get some stuff cleaned up," Schneider said.

Asked if Nwosu should be ready for the start of the season, Schneider said, "Yeah, he's doing great. He's working his ass off. I mean, I can't put a timetable on it right now, but the way he's working, I wouldn't put it past him."