By the very nature of his position, defensive tackle Ahtyba Rubin is a mostly anonymous piece of a high-profile and high-priced Seahawks defense. But what he lacks in notoriety — or stats, for that matter — he makes up for with the praise he receives from teammates and coaches.
Which is why it’s important that the Seahawks re-signed Rubin to a three-year contract Monday night, the first move in what could be a busy offseason for general manager John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll.
Rubin, a man the Seahawks call Tuba, is an important cog along the defensive line, mostly because of what he can do when teams try to run the ball against Seattle.