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The distance between making an impression at a rookie minicamp in May to being ready for the NFL regular season is, as Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll put it, "a million miles." Even so, that doesn't mean this past weekend's minicamp didn't give some hints of what this year's rookie class might have to offer.

The Seattle Seahawks completed their rookie minicamp over the weekend, and it mainly afforded the coaches and media time to see what their draft choices look like on the practice field.

There are two big men who could have a big influence on the upcoming Seahawks season, and they seem to be connected to one another.

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll gets his first glimpse at Seattle's 11 draft picks when his team opens a three-day, rookie minicamp this afternoon.

Seattle Seahawks defensive end Greg Scruggs sits on the bench during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco, Thursday, Oct.

Trufant, who came to Seattle as a first-round pick in 2003, was an unrestricted free agent, and considering that the Seahawks added Antoine Winfield to its secondary to play the nickel corner role that Trufant occupied last season, it had been assumed for a while that Trufant's tenure with the Seahawks had come to an end.

Even before the draft and the addition of Williams and Hill it was pretty exciting to think how the Seahawks would run their base defense and rotate different players in and out as well as what they would do on obvious passing downs in the nickel formation.

Jordan Hill was one of the best pass rushing DTs in this year's draft. He had 4.5 sacks in 2012, which was more than a lot of the players drafted before him - Sheldon Richardson, Sharrif Floyd, Johnathan Hankins and Bennie Logan, to name a few.

Dec 16, 2012; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Seattle Seahawks defensive end Red Bryant lines up against the Buffalo Bills offensive line at the Rogers Centre.

Now that the last -- and most significant -- part of offseason roster building is complete for the Seattle Seahawks, we have a better idea of just what the 2013 version of the team will look like.

Nearly every play who gets drafted in the NFL gets to cross off a childhood dream.

The Seattle Seahawks added a big physical wide receiver in the fourth round of the draft by selecting Chris Harper .

The Seahawks addressed one of their needs with the 87th pick in the third round and selected Penn State defensive tackle Jordan Hill.

Seattle will not have a pick during Thursday's first round. Here's how the rest of the draft shapes up for the Seahawks: The Kansas City Chiefs are looking at four players for the No.

Oct 14, 2012; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor dives to tackle New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker during the 1st half at CenturyLink Field.

At 6 feet 4, 230 pounds, Chancellor is a safety in a linebacker's body. When he walks into a room, you know you're looking at an elite athlete.

Being an expatriate in Kazakhstan has its advantages and disadvantages. A major adjustment has been language as any might imagine.