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The Seahawks landed arguably the top player in the 2009 draft with the fourth pick, then followed it up by drafting a center/guard who should start soon after the team was willing to trade away its third and fourth-round picks to move up.

But if there was one position of dire need that Seattle didn't address in the draft, it was cornerback, where the team was relying on disappointing former first-round pick Kelly Jennings and Josh Wilson to occupy the spot opposite Marcus Trufant.

But we found out today why the Seahawks weren't that worried about drafting a corner on Sunday--they signed a veteran instead, bringing back Ken Lucas five years after he left to head to Carolina as a free agent. Lucas' signing is the first benefit from the cap room brought about by dumping the franchise tag on Leroy Hill. The Seattle Times is reporting that the 'Hawks added fullback Justin Griffith as well. Griffith fills the hole left when starting fullback Leonard Weaver left to sign a free agent deal with the Eagles.

Fullback Justin Griffith will be in town today meeting with the Packers. The 26 year old was not re-signed by the Atlanta Falcons like many expected and is now on the open market. Although the fullback is not used as much in the NFL as it used to be, many consider Griffith to be the best one currently available.

Griffith has proven himself to be quite versatile. Not only can he pave the way for a running back, he has been very effective carrying the ball. He average 4.7 yards per carry over his short NFL career and he's wracked up 378 yards in limited carries. Perhaps even more impressive is his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield. He hauled in 87 passes for 621 yards and nine touchdowns in his four years with Atlanta.

I am still a fan of the fullback. I think it's an important and overlooked position in the NFL and Griffith just adds a whole new athletic element to it. He can run, catch and block. Players like that, especially in role he serves, are very hard to find. In my opinion he would be a great addition by Green Bay if they can lock him up.