Seahawks trade for Jamal Adams was partly motivated by division rivals

The Seahawks made headlines by trading for Jets safety Jamal Adams.The move made a statement to the rest of the NFC West – the Seahawks want to win now.Seahawks general manager John Schneider said the move was partly motivated by intimidation of the team’s division rivals.But you have to have so much speed on the back, especially when we’re playing against Kyler Murray and George Kittle and Robert Woods and all these guys that seem like they are just running all over the place, John Schneider told NBC Sports’ Peter King.You’ve got to have as much speed on the field. So adding a guy like Jamal who has that versatility to play down in the box and play in the hole and play man coverage is really important to us, John Schneider told NBC Sports’ Peter King

The Seahawks made headlines by trading for Jets safety Jamal Adams.The move made a statement to the rest of the NFC West – the Seahawks want to win now.Seahawks general manager John Schneider said the move was partly motivated by intimidation of the team’s division rivals.But you have to have so much speed on the back, especially when we’re playing against Kyler Murray and George Kittle and Robert Woods and all these guys that seem like they are just running all over the place, John Schneider told NBC Sports’ Peter King.You’ve got to have as much speed on the field. So adding a guy like Jamal who has that versatility to play down in the box and play in the hole and play man coverage is really important to us, John Schneider told NBC Sports’ Peter King