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Seahawks sign rookie Rasheem Green; all nine draft picks signed five weeks before training camp

The Seahaws have completed the business side of drafting rookies, five weeks before training camp begins.

The Seahawks announced Wednesday they signed third-round pick Rasheem Green to his four-year contract. So all nine of Seattle's draft choices are under contract well before the preseason begins.

In late April the Seahawks traded down three spots in round three, from 76th to 79th overall, then drafted Green. Since then, coaches have been using rookie minicamp, organized team activities and last week's all-team minicamp to groom the 20-year-old defensive lineman from USC for a Michael Bennett-type role as an inside and outside pass rusher on Seattle's defensive front.