The Seahawks will begin selling single-game tickets Monday morning. The release from the team:

Seahawks Single Game Tickets Go On Sale Monday

KIRKLAND, WASH. – Single game tickets for the Seattle Seahawks 2007 season will go on sale Monday, July 30, at 10 a.m. Fans will be able to purchase a maximum six (6) tickets per game.

Tickets will only be available at www.seahawks.com or through Ticketmaster by calling 888-NFL-HAWK. Ticket availability is limited and games are expected to sell out within minutes.

The team has a franchise-record 61,000 season tickets holders.

The club’s season ticket waiting list, Blue Pride, has more than 10,000 deposits to date. To learn more about Blue Pride, the Seahawks season ticket waiting list, please visit www.seahawks.com.

The Seahawks have sold out 35 consecutive home games, and are 27-6 at home since week 16 of the 2002 season, second-best regular-season home record during that span.

The Seahawks announced the signings of their last two draft picks today. The team release:

Seahawks 2007 Draft Class Set for Training Camp

Kirkland, Wash. – The Seattle Seahawks have signed their remaining two draft picks in cornerback Josh Wilson and defensive end Baraka Atkins, the team announced this afternoon.

Wilson, drafted in the second round (55th overall) and Atkins, drafted with the first of two fourth round selections (120th overall), round out Seattle’s eight draft picks to sign with the club. It is the first time since 2003 that all draft picks have signed prior to the start of camp.

To make room on the roster, the team waived running back Kenny James.

Josh Wilson signed today and the Hawks also confirmed the signing of Baraka Atkins, meaning all draft picks are in camp and ready to start work. The full team reports Saturday with the first practice Sunday at 8:45 a.m.

The Seattle Seahawks welcome their rookies to training camp today, along with the team’s quarterbacks. They are involved in physicals and meetings, and we’ll have no access to players until Sunday morning’s first practice. I wanted to file this early today so I’m not yet sure if the contract for second-round pick Josh Wilson has come together.

About this rookie “class:” I’ve visited with all the draft picks at one point or another at minicamps or after they were selected. As a whole, it’s once again an impressively bright group. Everybody’s got degrees, some more than one (Baraka Atkins has two), and Wilson was the top scholar-athlete last fall in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The transfer qualities there are obvious. The hardest thing for rookies is learning the scheme, the system, the language. The logical presumption is that when you sign bright guys, they catch on quicker and can be more productive early in their careers. A classic example of the value of this Tim Ruskell approach is Lofa Tatupu, a second-rounder two years ago, who showed up from the start of minicamps and was immediately able to get the defensive unit lined up in the right spots. The staff was practically stunned with his mastery of the defense. For anybody coming into the league, the quicker he can grasp the system, the sooner he can start cutting loose and rely on his instincts rather than having to think about his responsibilities.

As for climbing the depth chart, the top three defensive picks have the easiest chance to get on the field. Wilson already looks like the third cornerback with opportunities for a lot of action in the nickel. Although there are a lot of bodies at defensive tackle, they’re still going to need to improve run defense, so Brandon Mebane could work his way into the rotation. And quality depth at defensive end seems lean at this point, giving Atkins a chance to get on the field.

What will these rookies see? For one thing, they’ll be treated with a degree of respect. Under Holmgren’s regime, there’s no inordinate hazing of rookies. These guys might have to carry some vets’ shoulder pads off the field or maybe pick up some dinner tabs if they make the team, but that’s about it. Historically, there’s been the requirement that rookies sing at dinner, etc., and for a short time there was some actual physical harassment involved. I think I recall Sam Adams getting taped to a blocking dummy and having to endure brief humiliation. As stupid as this stuff was, I remember only one guy getting really torqued over it … Joey Galloway. I think he got taped up to a dummy or a goal post or something, and he came off the field really hacked off. I’m not sure but I think that stuff might have ended when Walter Jones got drafted and nobody wanted to mess with Walter.

The Holmgren approach is far more civilized. I think the question that’s often asked in the mind of Holmgren and his staff is this: Does this help us win games? Messing with rookies serves no purpose.

Generally, players come in and become attached to others in their position group with whom they work most closely. But one group of newcomers managed to stay close throughout their careers. It was probably the influence of first-rounder Cortez Kennedy, but the 1990 group turned into “The Rookie Club” comprised of the top four players taken (Kennedy, Terry Wooden, Robert Blackmon and Chris Warren). The top three got starts in the first season, and Warren eventually put together four 1,000-yard rushing seasons. They played together and socialized and for years after they were in the league, they still called themselves “The Rookie Club.”

--To the question of whether Seneca Wallace would be attractive in trade to the Atlanta Falcons considering Michael Vick’s situation … I wouldn’t doubt it. As a backup to Vick, they’ve got Joey Harrington, who has been undistinguished. The theory that the elusive Wallace could be a reasonable facsimile of Vick in the Falcons offense makes sense. However, the Seahawks aren’t going to trade Wallace without a proven commodity to step in behind Matt Hasselbeck. Do you want David Greene running the team if Hasselbeck goes down again this season? Right now, Seneca Wallace is a very valuable player for the Seahawks. Unless they can pick up a veteran backup who won’t cost them games, Seneca’s staying here.

--Our coverage. Since you’ve all asked so politely … staffer Ryan Divish is going to handle the “beat” aspects of training camp for the first few days until our new beat writer, Frank Hughes, officially takes over next week. I’ll be there every day doing columns and, yes, continuing to man the weblog. Once Frank hits the ground, he will assume the weblog duties. Although, since you’ve been so welcoming and generous in your comments, it’s been decided that I’m going to continue contributing commentary and analysis in this space on a regular basis during the season. We haven’t yet decided on which days or how often … maybe on Monday to deal with post-game fall-out and perhaps Thursday to look ahead. Maybe you all can help advise on when it might be best to serve your needs. Thanks.