Defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider confirmed Monday the franchise is actively seeking to trade down in this week's NFL Draft. Schneider went further, stating the team is willing to deal within its own division, even if a rival moves up to select a quarterback.

"It's no secret with us," Schneider said at his annual predraft news conference alongside coach Mike Macdonald. "We have four picks, so we'll be looking to move back."

Seattle holds just four selections, the fewest in the league, including the 32nd overall pick. The Seahawks have a well-established pattern of trading back or out of the first round under Schneider, dating to moves in 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

The more striking disclosure was Schneider's openness to intra-division transactions.

"We've talked within our division," Schneider said. "That was kind of frowned upon for a while, like you don't trade within your division. Everybody in our division, we would trade with. We have good relationships with all three of those teams. You're maneuvering around the board to try to help your team no matter what."

The Arizona Cardinals, who hold picks No. 3 and No. 34, have been frequently connected to Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson, considered the second-best signal-caller in this class behind Indiana's Fernando Mendoza. The New York Jets, another potential quarterback-seeking team, own pick No. 33.

Schneider noted that draft-day trade negotiations have grown more complex as teams now apply proprietary pick valuation models rather than working from a shared chart.

The reduced time between first-round picks, dropping from 10 to eight minutes this year, drew little concern from Schneider, who said meaningful negotiations typically occur well before a team reaches the clock.

"Everybody tries to line stuff up," he said. "You try to do it this week, but really, people get serious Thursday morning, throughout the day, talking on the phone, talking about trading up, trading down and all that."

Seattle's remaining selections fall at Nos. 64, 96 and 188. The franchise surrendered fourth- and fifth-round picks at last year's trade deadline to acquire wide receiver Rashid Shaheed from the New Orleans Saints.