Seahawks notes for 8/14: Home runs and Erik Walden

The Seahawks had some fun amid their training camp work on Wednesday. And also signed a linebacker. Here are the news and notes for August 14th.

The Seahawks needed another pass rusher for the one they can’t count on

Seattle signed linebacker Erik Walden on Wednesday. Walden comes to the Seahawks after playing last year with the Tennessee Titans. Walden is a 12 year veteran who started every game but four between 2013 and 2016 for the Indianapolis Colts. In 2016, Walden had 11 sacks.

And therein lies Seattle’s hopes in Walden. All those sacks in 2016, though, represent an outlier for Walden. His second-highest sack total in a season is six in 2014. Walden is not a long-term consistent pass…