The Seattle Seahawks came out of the first day of the NFL Draft with potentially the two best players in the draft class at their respective positions in Illinois cornerback Devon Witherspoon and Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. FOX13
came out of the first day of the NFL Draft with potentially the two best players in the draft class at their respective positions in Illinois cornerback Devon Witherspoon and Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
While there is no reason to doubt the talent of either Witherspoon or Smith-Njigba with Seattle's selections, it was curious to see the team elect not to use either of their first round picks on defensive line help. Head coach Pete Carroll said in the lead up to the draft "we've still got work to do" on the defensive line despite the offseason additions of Dre'Mont Jones and Jarran Reed.
Carroll raved about the qualities he sees in Witherspoon and drew a comparison to former Pittsburgh Steelers standout Troy Polamalu, who Carroll coached at USC. "It's just how he approaches the game. You know, the way he sees his opportunities and stuff. I've always really held Troy in high regard in that sense and this was the closest that I've come to somebody talking and acting and performing like that."
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