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Deep defensive line NFL draft class is what needy Seahawks need | The News Tribune

The silver—really, really thin—silver lining to losing two Pro Bowl defensive ends at the same time.

The 2018 NFL draft that begins Thursday is deep in defensive linemen and edge pass rushers.

Michael Bennett has been traded, to Philadelphia. Fellow Pro Bowl sack man Cliff Avril may never play again because of serious neck injury. And the Seahawks are squarely in one of the most important markets in the game.

Today's pass-o-rama NFL is most about two assets: Quarterbacks; and having guys who can hit, pressure, rattle and sack them.

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