At least two tryout players who participated in last weekend’s rookie minicamp did enough to merit a longer look from the Seahawks. The team announced Monday that defensive end Julius Warmsley and guard Kona Schwenke have both been added to the 90-man roster after participating in mincamp over the weekend.
Warmsley, who went undrafted out of Tulane in 2014, spent part of last season on Seattle’s practice squad before being placed on the practice squad/IR list in November. He was later signed to a future contract after the season, then released earlier this month before getting an invite to minicamp.
In Schwenke, the Seahawks and offensive line coach Tom Cable will try to convert yet another defensive lineman to the other side of the ball. Schwenke started seven games as a defensive lineman during his senior season at Notre Dame, and went undrafted in 2014, spending time last season with Kansas city, New England, the New York Jets and Oakland.
The Seahawks start one former defensive lineman, J.R. Sweezy, at guard, and have drafted or signed multiple defensive linemen since hoping to move them to offense, including 2015 sixth-round pick Kristjan Sokoli, a defensive tackle at Buffalo who the Seahawks are converting to center.
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