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Shaquem Griffin wows during, after his first day in the NFL at Seattle Seahawks rookie minicamp.

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll describes how each of the team’s nine draft choices did on day one in the NFL, the start of rookie minicamp.

The Seahawks on Friday released Pro Bowl defensive end Cliff Avril with a failed-physical designation. Avril, 32, had surgery for a serious neck injury he got during a game in early October that ended his 2017 season and his Seattle career.

Youth cheerleader Julianna Linton, of Houston, Texas, paid tribute to Florida native Shaquem Griffin after he became the first one-handed player to be drafted by the NFL in the modern era.