Pete Carroll said Thursday that he doesn't "at all" envision the Seattle Seahawks trading for a quarterback.

Carroll was not asked specifically about Baker Mayfield -- organizations aren't allowed to publicly comment on potential interest in players on other teams -- but instead whether the Seahawks are interested in adding a veteran quarterback with starting experience.

"We're always competing," Carroll said, giving one of his stock responses to such questions. "I'm not saying anything you didn't think I was going to say, but fortunately that's always been the way we've operated, and it fits again. So we're looking. I don't see us making a trade for anybody at all. I don't see that happening. But we're certainly going to continue to be open to chances to help our club, and meanwhile we're just going to be battling and competing our tails off. There's always possibilities, so we keep open to that."

The Seahawks have Geno Smith and Drew Lock in the quarterback room, leading to speculation the franchise can use a major upgrade. The Seahawks traded away Russell Wilson this offseason.