Pete Carroll is impressed by rookie running back Thomas Rawls

By foxsports
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Rookie running back Thomas Rawls has gone from undrafted out of Central Michigan to getting first team reps for the NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks. 

Rawls is getting his opportunity to impress head coach Pete Carroll with Marshawn Lynch not yet practicing, Robert Turbin recovering from an injury, and Christine Michael banged up during OTAs and minicamp. 

Carroll told the Seahawks official website that he has been very please with the rookie and can't wait to see him once they get the pads on and can start hitting each other. 

"I love his style of running," Carroll said. "He’s really a head-knocker. He really goes after guys and when you guys get to see him put the pads on you’ll see how physical of a runner he is. He had play after play in college of just smacking people and running and breaking tackles and all that. He showed very good feet, he caught the ball well, he’s going to be a very-willing blocker.

"He was a real bright spot. I thought he really jumped out at us and he was very consistent, worked throughout the whole thing knowing that his best, maybe most exciting dimension, hasn’t even been seen yet. He had a great camp for us. It’ll be really fun to see him when we start playing ball."

The Seahawks have a knack for finding late-round talent or undrafted free agents, so it should come as no surprise that they like what they see out of Rawls. If Rawls continues to impress Carroll throughout training camp, he may steal some playing time away from Turbin and Michael.

(h/t 247Sports.com)