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It's almost training camp but two Seahawks rookies are causing headaches

To paraphrase the great philosopher LL Cool J, don't call it a holdout. What is happening with Seattle Seahawks rookies Nick Emmanwori and Elijah Arroyo isn't that. The two players might not show up at training camp as they haven't yet signed their rookie contracts, but it's because they can't.

Neither can the team fine nor discipline the player for not being at camp. It is difficult to do that when the player isn't officially getting paid. We can blame this mess on the Houston Texans.

Early this offseason, the Texans made the unprecedented move of fully guaranteeing their second-round draft pick's (Jayden Higgins) contract.