BY ERIC D. WILLIAMS
The News Tribune

The Seahawks Seahawks reached an agreement with second round draft pick Max Unger on Wednesday, and the rookie offensive lineman is expected to be signed and ready to participate in the team’s first day of camp on Friday.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it is believed that Unger’s deal is a four-year contract valued at just under $4 million, $1.95 million of which is guaranteed.

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Along with signing seventh round pick safety Courtney Greene and sixth round pick quarterback Mike Teel, the Seahawks have signed seventh round pick defensive end Nick Reed, the team announced today.

With those three picks signed, that leaves first rounder Aaron Curry, second round pick Max Unger, third round pick Deon Butler and seventh rounder Cameron Morrah as the team's draft picks yet to sign with Seattle. Terms of the Reed deal were not disclosed.

OK, so here is the situation that Mike Holmgren finds himself in this week:

With only four days between now and the game against the Oakland Raiders, and his top three quarterbacks suffering some sort of injury, what does he do against the Raiders?

He certainly is not going to throw Matt Hasselbeck out there and risk having him injured just before the season opener in Buffalo. He does not yet know the severity of Charlie Frye's knee injury, though Frye said his knee was sore. And while Seneca Wallace played tonight, Holmgren said he did not even plan on allowing Wallace to throw a pass until they found themselves down by a point with 2 1/2 minutes left.

A lot of course will depend on what they say on Tuesday about Frye's injury and if that will restrict him. But it is an interesting question nonetheless: Who does Holmgren go with?

And before you say Dalton Bell, this was Holmgren's response when he was asked about playing Seneca late: "We didn't have any choice really. I wasn't going to put Dalton Bell in against them."

This is the press release:

Kirkland, Wash. – The Seattle Seahawks have signed long snapper Tyler Schmitt and kicker Brandon Coutu to multi-year deals, the team announced this afternoon.

Schmitt was drafted in the sixth round (189th overall) out of San Diego State and Coutu was drafted with the second of two seventh round picks (235th overall) out of Georgia in this year’s NFL Draft.

The Seahawks now have three of their seven draft picks under contract.

Here is the press release:

Kirkland, Wash. – The Seattle Seahawks signed running back Justin Forsett to a multi-year deal, the team announced this afternoon.

Forsett, drafted with the first of two seventh round picks (233rd overall) from California in this year’s draft, becomes the first draft pick signed by Seattle.

To make room on the roster, the Seahawks released cornerback Donovan Alexander. Alexander originally signed with Seattle as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 27.

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.

The Seahawks announced the signing of their seventh-round draft pick today. The team release:

Seahawks Sign Seventh Rounder, Release Running Back

Kirkland, Wash. – The Seattle Seahawks have signed guard Steve Vallos, the team announced this afternoon.

Vallos, drafted in the seventh round (232nd overall), becomes the fifth draft pick to sign with Seattle. Cornerback Josh Wilson, defensive tackle Brandon Mebane and defensive end Baraka Atkins remain unsigned.

To make room on the roster, the team released running back Joe Rubin.

Rookie CB Kelly Jennings has finished speaking with reporters following the first training-camp practice of his NFL career. We have the audio here. Jennings signed a five-year deal worth more than $7 million. The deal can swell to $9.7 million if he meets incentives based largely on playing time. Like many deals, this one is complex enough so that both sides can claim "victory" in the negotiations. Jennings can reasonably say that $5 million is guaranteed. The Seahawks can reasonably say the deal is within the framework of other deals for players drafted at about the same place (Jennings was 31st overall). The bottom line is that Jennings is a wealthy man and the Seahawks have their first-round pick in camp. Photo credit: Bruce Kellman, The News Tribune

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Seahawks president Tim Ruskell has finished speaking with reporters following practice today. He touched on the signing of CB Kelly Jennings. He also said he was happy with how the roster was taking shape, and he's looking forward to seeing how the secondary shakes out. We have the audio here. Transcript is below.

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Coach Mike Holmgren has finished speaking with reporters after the morning practice. I'd give you a little synopsis here if my fingers weren't frozen from standing outside in cold, blustery weather for two-plus hours (the life of a beat writer is soooooo rough). Holmgren did say that first-round CB Kelly Jennings has agreed to terms on a contract, and that Jennings would probably practice this afternoon. Holmgren audio is here.

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We learned during practice this morning that CB Kelly Jennings had agreed to terms on a contract, news coach Mike Holmgren welcomed. Holmgren said Jennings would probably even practice this afternoon. I'll have some additional notes momentarily.

Reports suggest the Bengals have agreed to terms with Johnathan Joseph, the corner they drafted with the 24th overall pick. This should help the Seahawks reach agreement with Kelly Jennings, the corner they took with the 31st pick. There are now fewer than 20 NFL draft choices without contract agreements. That number should come down today.