With rookie mini-camp set to get underway on Friday for the Seattle Seahawks, first-round pick Byron Murphy II got his first chance to step inside team headquarters on Thursday, a week removed from the NFL Draft.
With rookie mini-camp set to get underway on Friday for the Seattle Seahawks , first-round pick Byron Murphy II got his first chance to step inside team headquarters on Thursday, a week removed from being selected with the 16th overall pick in the NFL Draft.For a Texas kid that became a Seahawks fan from afar while growing up, it was special moment for Murphy to step inside the Virginia Mason Athletic Center for the first time."Really just blessed to be here," Murphy said.
I loved Russell Wilson as a kid, watching those guys go out there and just dominate their opponent and win a Super Bowl. It was crazy. That's one of my goals. I'm trying to win games and bring a Super Bowl here, as well."Now he gets to walk the same halls and practice on the same fields as those teams he cheered for from Texas."My first time walking in the building, I was just shocked really," Murphy said. "Really shocked, just to see come to Seattle.
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