RENTON — Seahawks linebacker Cody Barton spent his first summer as a professional football player about as unglamorously as possible.
For a few of the five weeks that rookies had as vacation in between the offseason program and training camp, Barton returned to his family’s ranch in Duchesne, Utah, helping out daily loading hay.
“Just chipping in a little bit,” Barton said.
And where is Duchesne, Utah you might ask?
“The middle of nowhere,’’ Barton said of a town listed with an official population of 1,801, located about two hours northeast of Salt Lake City, where he played at the University of Utah.