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Seattle uses majority of picks to help the defense

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No offense, Seahawks, but there was an imbalance in the distribution of choices from this year's draft.

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RB Robert Turbin Fourth round, No. 106 Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 222 School: Utah State Turbin was one of the strongest running backs available in...

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RENTON -- General manager John Schneider was defensive during the draft, but not after it.His team used seven of its 10 draft choices on players for the defense, which left him answering questions about the imbalance afterward."You have to continue…

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UW receiver Jermaine Kearse is among Seattle's undrafted rookie free agents.

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The Seahawks concluded their draft by choosing Greg Scruggs in the seventh round of the draft. Scruggs is a defensive end from Louisville.

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In one of the more appropriate instances of places to find out you got drafted by the Seattle Seahawks, Utah State linebacker Bobby Wagner learned the news while he was in the bathroom. Wagner was interrupted, but full of joy nonetheless.

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The Seahawks chose J.R. Sweezy, defensive tackle from North Carolina State, with the first of its two draft picks in the seventh and final round of the draft.

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The Seattle Seahawks, much stronger stopping opponents than scoring against them last season, have nonetheless favored defense over offense by a 6-2 margin to this point in the 2012 NFL draft. And one of their offensive players, Russell Wilson, is a dev…

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The Seahawks selected Winston Guy, a 6-foot-1, 218-pound safety from Kentucky. Guy is from Lexington, and he really emerged this season while playing a linebacker/safety hybrid in the Wildcats' 3-4 scheme.Guy led Kentucky in tackles as a junior and appl…

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The Seahawks used the first of their two selections in the sixth round to choose cornerback Jeremy Lane of Northwest Louisiana.

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Seahawks choose LB Korey Toomer in the fifth round

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General manager John Schneider had a question.Well, actually his son did."Are quarterbacks really delicious?" Schneider asked, turning his right and finding an authority on the subject.Defensive end Bruce Irvin has stated matter of factly that…

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Seattle used its second pick of the fourth round on Jaye Howard, a defensive tackle from Florida.

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RENTON, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks could not run their offense last season when a back injury sidelined Marshawn Lynch shortly before kickoff at Cleveland. The team was determined to find a power back as insurance for Lynch. Utah State's Robert Turbi…

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Seattle used the first of its two fourth-round picks on running back Robert Turbin of Utah State.

Timothy Burke, deadspin.com

Seattle chose quarterback Russell Wilson in the third round of last night's NFL Draft, and his wife of three months was so excited she immediately began the metamorphosis to boa constrictor.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

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Bobby Wagner to step in right away at LB while Russell Wilson will wait at quarterback