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August 3, 2008 5:01 PM

Ben Claxton, the newest Seahawk

Seattle signed G-C Ben Claxton, who made his practice debut Sunday afternoon in Kirkland. Claxton, who turned 28 on July 30, replaces CB DeMichael Dizer on the roster after Dizer was placed on injured reserve with a torn ACL.

Claxton last played football in pads with the Oakland Raiders in the summer of 2007 at their training camp, but was released before the regular season. He has also been with the Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos and worked out for the New England Patriots. Claxton is 6-feet-2 and currently weighs 290 pounds, but he pledged to add weight. The former Mississippi player was preparing to take the LSAT for admission into law school at Ole Miss before the Patriots and then the Seahawks came calling.

The afternoon practice featured a nice two-handed grab in mid-air from WR Jordan Kent, who just keeps making plays. Also, QB Matt Hasselbeck got a kick out of watching when FB Owen Schmitt had QB Dalton Bell in his sights for a massive block during a non-contact drill. Bell was working with the service team defense, with the Seahawks missing 20 players for the afternoon.

"Oh yeah!" Hasselbeck shouted."Blow him up!"

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