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Here’s what Seahawks said about incoming rookie class after NFL draft
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Here’s what Seahawks said about incoming rookie class after NFL draft

The Seattle Times·Bob Condotta Seattle Times staff reporter·about 1 month ago
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In assessing lessons learned from how the Seahawks handled the aftermath of their first Super Bowl win 12 years ago, general manager John Schneider said recently that one stood out. Specifically, he said there were times the team drafted players in the years following the 2013 season who might have arrived in awe of the likes of big-name players such as Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas and Bobby Wagner rather than feeling like they belonged on the same team. So as the Seahawks prepared for their first draft in the wake of another Super Bowl win, Schneider said identifying players with the requisite competitiveness was a necessity. In fact, Schneider said if the Seahawks didn’t sense a player had that needed confidence “they weren’t going to be on our (draft) board.’’ Odds say that it won’t be easy for the five players Seattle selected on the final day of the draft Saturday — all in rounds five through seven — to make the 53-man roster this fall.…

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