Found May 04, 2009 on Seahawks Gab:
Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry told Sporting News’s Bill Eichenberger and other reporters that he had an inkling the Seattle Seahawks might be interested in drafting him with the fourth overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft. Because the Seahawks traded Julian Peterson to the Detroit Lions, Curry thought they could use a linebacker with [...]
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