Feb 2, 2014; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Seattle Seahawks linebacker Heath Farwell (55) holds up a banner and the Vince Lombardi Trophy in the locker room after Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
The Seahawks are world champs. The 2014 NFL Draft order is set, with two picks to be determined by a coin flip.
| Selection | Team |
| 1 | Houston Texans |
| 2 | St. Louis Rams (via Washington Redskins |
| 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 4 | Cleveland Browns |
| 5 | Oakland Raiders |
| 6 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 8 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 9 | Buffalo Bills |
| 10 | Detroit Lions |
| 11 | Tennessee Titans |
| 12 | New York Giants |
| 13 | St. Louis Rams |
| 14 | Chicago Bears |
| 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 16 | Baltimore Ravens or Dallas Cowboys* |
| 17 | Baltimore Ravens or Dallas Cowboys* |
| 18 | New York Jets |
| 19 | Miami Dolphins |
| 20 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 21 | Green Bay Packers |
| 22 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 23 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 24 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 25 | San Diego Chargers |
| 26 | Cleveland Browns (via Indianapolis Colts) |
| 27 | New Orleans Saints |
| 28 | Carolina Panthers |
| 29 | New England Patriots |
| 30 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 31 | Denver Broncos |
| 32 | Seattle Seahawks |
*To be determined by coin flip
It’s tough to believe an NFL season has already come and gone. The Seattle Seahawks proved with their Super Bowl win that building with a tough, physical, athletic group of defenders you can really accomplish a lot. Having a good young QB in Russell Wilson doesn’t hurt, either, but the way they built that defense with size, speed, and toughness made way more of a difference than I ever saw coming.
The NFL is as big as ever, and teams like the Seahawks are setting a bar for what you want to strive for in this generation of the game.