RENTON, Wash. (AP) — From afar, Brandon Mebane would look at film of other defensive tackles around the NFL and what Ahtyba Rubin was doing in Cleveland jumped off the screen.
What he saw on the screen became even more impressive when Rubin decided to sign with Seattle last offseason and play alongside Mebane on the Seahawks defensive line.
"He runs down the field like I never seen no big dude run down the field," Mebane said. "He can run like deer. Like a big deer. He's a great player."
On a defense with stars like Richard Sherman, Bobby Wagner, Michael Bennett and Earl Thomas — just to name a few — players like Mebane and Rubin can get easily overlooked.