RENTON, Wash. (AP) -Pete Carroll walked into Oklahoma’s pro day recently to watch prized quarterback Sam Bradford and top tackle Trent Williams.
Carroll, in his new role as coach of the Seattle Seahawks, got swarmed with hugs and fist-bumps from the Sooners.
Same thing happened at Florida. At Texas. At Notre Dame.
This spring, more than for any draft in team history, the Seahawks have an ace card that trumps a scout’s secondhand assessment of a player’s character and background.
Sure, Carroll has been out of the NFL for 11 years. Yet this draft is one league event in which he has an edge over Bill Belichick, Jerry Jones, Bill Parcells and every other team builder.
Because of his time at USC, Carroll has firsthand knowledge of many of the players available in the draft.
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