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Jarran Reed provides heartbeat in middle of Seahawks’ retooled defensive line

The Seattle Times | August 16, 2018

Related Topics: Jarran Reed, Richard M. Sherman, Kam Chancellor, American football positions, Ken Norton Jr., Sheldon Richardson, Rasheem Green, Nazair Jones, Shamar Stephen, Michael Bennett (theater)

If you listen closely, you can hear the Seahawks’ defensive heartbeat.

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See it, too.

And, to be clear, this has nothing to do with Richard Sherman or Kam Chancellor. Forget about Earl Thomas, too.

On the defensive line, where Seattle finished just 19th in rushing defense last season (allowing 114 rushing yards per game), Michael Bennett is gone. Heck, Sheldon Richardson was hardly here.

The Seahawks, under first-year coordinator Ken Norton Jr., will be relying on veteran newcomers and former Vikings Tom Johnson and Shamar Stephen to provide depth and disruption on the interior.

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